Caff

APRIL 8, 2022

Are you part of a food hub and confused about what Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) food safety requirements you need to require from farmers you source from? Or, are you a farmer that sells to a food hub and want to make sure the food hub is requiring the correct food safety items from you? Please review the PC Supplier Verification Guide to get clarifications on what the FSMA Supplier Verification requirements mean for your situation.

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 8, 2022

As avian influenza runs through the nation’s poultry flocks, with the current extermination of about 28 million laying hens and turkeys, I can’t help but wonder why we aren’t putting beak masks on the chickens. If masks are so effective against viruses in the human population, why don’t we just make a chicken mask to stop this virus? Seems like a better fix than exterminating all these animals.

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Hartwood Farm

APRIL 7, 2022

The start of this year has been a haul for a lot of us, and I realized that in the bustle of early spring and the gloominess of everything going on this winter, we haven’t shared the more fun things we are doing on the farm for 2022. The big deal this year in terms of projects is that we are going to do something very different… NOTHING new! We are trading out equipment that isn’t working well in our farm system!

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Agribusiness Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

Congress a couple of years ago passed the SECURE Act which changed the required minimum distribution (RMD) date from age 70 1/2 to age 72. Last week the House passed “SECURE 2” which would increase the RMD age to 73 starting in 2023, then age 74 in 2030 and finally age 75 in 2033. This allows taxpayers additional time for the tax-deferred compounding of IRAs and other retirement accounts.

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Caff

APRIL 5, 2022

In this episode we visit Coastal Roots Farm in Encinitas, California. We learn about the farm’s mission to connect agriculture, education and ancient Jewish wisdom. The farmers give us a tour of the food forest, production fields, laying hens and compost production, and describe how food safety plays a role in their day-to-day operations. Listeners can look forward to hearing tips and tricks related to food safety recordkeeping and volunteer and employee training.

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Farm QA

APRIL 4, 2022

Learn how a strategic short- and long-term plan can remove the uncertainties of the 2022 growing season.

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Farm QA

APRIL 4, 2022

See how new capabilities help improve crop scouting processes, recommendation writing, satellite imagery, soil tests, record keeping, grower communications, and more.

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