Continue reading to determine what steps you can take to reduce the risk of contaminating produce when working with animals on the farm. Background: The FSMA Produce Safety Rule (PSR) does not prohibit animals from being on or near produce farms. Instead, it requires farms to minimize the risk of contamination of covered produce from both domesticated and wild animals. It is important to understand that animals are a food safety concern because animals can carry human pathogens in their feces...

Learn more about what programs Michigan has in place to support your food safety and regenerative agriculture goals. Image by beauty of nature from Pixabay Food safety does not exist in a bubble, and there are many moving parts and systems that come together to make the farm whole. The support system for agriculture in Michigan is set up in a similar way, many programs and individuals coming together to provide assistance to the farm. The new program joining the support system web is the...

NRCS is providing funding through the Regenerative Pilot Program for farms across the country wanting to improve their soil health through a variety of practices. If you’re in the farming industry, you have probably heard the buzzword Regenerative Agriculture being used more often over the last few years. There are plenty of definitions of what it is, with each definition being slightly different, but at the core of those definitions is an increased focus on soil health. As a Produce...