Course Set Up
- Register a PSA Grower Training with AFDO - Courses must be registered at least 2 weeks in advance of the training date.
- PSA Grower Training Course Agenda Template
- PSA Grower Training Course Set Up Guide
- PSA Grower Training Course Checklist
- PSA Grower Training Course Template Language for Advertising
Teaching Tools & Supplemental Materials
- General Resources
- Module 1
- Clarification of Compliance Dates Chart - 3/29/19
- Enforcement Discretion for Hops, Wine Grapes, Pulses, Almonds - 6/15/20
- Enforcement Discretion for Qualified Exemption during COVID-19 - 6/15/20
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule Exemptions & Exclusions (PowerPoint)
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 1 - 10/1/20
- Module 2
- Module 3
- Soil Amendment Activity - 6/15/20
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 3 - 10/15/20
- Module 4
- Module 5-1
- "Is This Agricultural Water?" - Supplemental Activity (PowerPoint) - 12/7/17
- Updates & FDA Announcements Regarding Agricultural Water (PowerPoint) - 6/21/19
(Updated June 2019 to reflect recent FDA rule-making and align with version 1.2 of the PSA GT Course)- Printable PDF of Slides - 6/21/19
- Printable PDF with Notes - 6/21/19
- MWQP Agricultural Water Calculators (online tools)
- Geometric Means, Statistical Threshold Values, and Microbial Die-Off Rates (longhand calculations)
- Coliform Supplemental Activity - 9/25/18
- Information to Share with Laboratories:
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 5-1 - 10/29/20
- Module 5-2
- Module 6
- "Name that Zone" - Supplemental Activity - 12/7/17
- "What is a Biofilm" - Short Video
- Cleaning vs. Sanitizing
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 6 - 11/12/20
- Module 7
- See Farm Food Safety Writing Plan page for more resources
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 7 - 11/19/20