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Home > Basic Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)-3/15/20 UPDATE: Event Postponed-New date tbd
Event Series: 
GAP/GHP-Fruit & Vegetable Producers Training [1]
When: 
Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020 - 8:00am to 4:00pm
Where: 
University of Maryland Extension, Baltimore County
Address: 
Baltimore County Agriculture Center
1114 Shawan rd
Cockeysville, MD 21030
United States
Event Type: 
Class/Workshop [2]
Conference [3]
Organization/Sponsor: 
Basic Good Agricultural Practices/Good Handling Practices for Fruit & Vegetable Producers Training
Presenter: 
University of Maryland Extension
Description/Notes: 

Attending a Basic GAP course may be right for you if...

  • You are thinking about pursuing GAP certification for some or all parts of your operation

  • You are interested in developing a good safety plan to increase operational efficiency and build a food safety culture

  • You are looking to learn more about how microbes live and interact with farm environments, or

  • You have a potential buyer that requires GAP certification


What you’ll get from this training

  •  Tips on how to implement practices to minimize your food safety risk during growing, harvesting, holding, and packing your product

  •  Practice conducting risk assessments

  •  Practice writing Standard Operating Procedures

  •  Assistance on writing your food safety plan

  •  A Maryland Department of Agriculture GAP training certificate

Register 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-basic-gap-basic-good-agricultural-practices-training-31720-tickets-83227103507?ref=estw [4]
 [5]

For more information on these certification programs, contact Deanna Baldwin with the Maryland Department of Agriculture at Deanna.baldwin@maryland.gov [6] or 410-841-5769 

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Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter @MdAgDept [7]

Cost: 
$20-covers lunch and certificate
Link: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-basic-gap-basic-good-agricultural-practices-tr... [4]
Tags: 
food safety [8]
agriculture [9]
Farming [10]
produce [11]
fruit [12]
vegetables [13]
Contact: 
Angela Ferelli
Contact Email: 
angfer@umd.edu
Contact Phone: 
4108878090
Related Files: 
PDF icon baltimore-county-flyer-basic-gap.pdf [14]
PDF icon frederick-county-flyer-advanced-gap.pdf [15]
PDF icon dorchester-county-flyer-advanced-gap.pdf [16]
PDF icon wicomico-flyer-basic-gap.pdf [17]
PDF icon mda-advanced-gap-flyer-draft.pdf [18]
PDF icon md-food-safety-events-winter-2020.pdf [19]
Brought to you by: 

Baltimore County [20]

We embody the University's land-grant mission with a commitment to eliminate hunger, preserve our natural resources, improve quality of life, and empower the next generation through world-class education.
Source URL: https://extension.umd.edu/events/tue-2020-03-17-0800-basic-good-agricultural-practices-gap-31520-update-event-postponed-new

Links
[1] https://extension.umd.edu/events/series/6031
[2] https://extension.umd.edu/event-type/classworkshop
[3] https://extension.umd.edu/event-type/conference
[4] https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-basic-gap-basic-good-agricultural-practices-training-31720-tickets-83227103507?ref=estw
[5] https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-%20basic-gap-basic-good-agriculturalpractices- training-31720-tickets- 83227103507
[6] mailto:Deanna.baldwin@maryland.gov
[7] http://www.twitter.com/mdagdept
[8] https://extension.umd.edu/tags/food-safety
[9] https://extension.umd.edu/tags/agriculture
[10] https://extension.umd.edu/tags/farming
[11] https://extension.umd.edu/tags/produce
[12] https://extension.umd.edu/tags/fruit
[13] https://extension.umd.edu/tags/vegetables
[14] https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/events/baltimore-county-flyer-basic-gap.pdf
[15] https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/events/frederick-county-flyer-advanced-gap.pdf
[16] https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/events/dorchester-county-flyer-advanced-gap.pdf
[17] https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/events/wicomico-flyer-basic-gap.pdf
[18] https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/events/mda-advanced-gap-flyer-draft.pdf
[19] https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/events/md-food-safety-events-winter-2020.pdf
[20] https://extension.umd.edu/baltimore-county