produce food safety

COVID-19 Resources for Delaware Producers and Food Providers

Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu From Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Prevention Practices for Food Banks and Food Pantries https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Documents/COVID-19%20Guidance%20for%20Food%20Assistance%20Agencies.pdf COVID-19 GUIDANCE: Farms and On-Farm Deliveries https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Documents/Farms%20and%20On-Farm%20Deliveries.pdf COVID-19 GUIDANCE: Farmers Markets & On-Farm Markets https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Documents/Farmers%20Markets%20and%20On-Farm%20Markets.pdf… Continue Reading →

COVID-19 Considerations for Delaware Fruit and Vegetable Growers

Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The following has been adapted from the University of Vermont web resource “Considerations for Fruit and Vegetable Growers Related to Coronavirus & COVID-19” Updated 3/18/2020: https://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/2020/03/18/considerations-for-fruit-and-vegetable-growers-related-to-coronavirus-covid-19/ The current COVID-19 pandemic is a… Continue Reading →

Participate in Survey on Trade-offs Between Food Safety, Economics and Conservation Practices on Produce Farms

Emmalea Garver Ernest

Daniel Weller, Patrick Baur, and Aaron Adalja Recent studies have suggested that on-farm food safety practices can have unexpected economic and ecological impacts. Despite the potential for negative consequences, limited data are available on the costs and benefits of implementing… Continue Reading →

Extreme Deer Damage Assistance Program (EDDAP) Accepting Applicants

Emmalea Garver Ernest

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Delaware Department of Agriculture The following are the steps and criteria for the interim implementation of the Extreme Deer Damage Assistance Program (EDDAP) during the summer of 2018, which will allow… Continue Reading →