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The Farm Employers Labor Service is offering a full-day training session that meets the required U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Produce Safety training for growers. The trainers will cover the following topics:

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) offers Healthy Soils Incentives Program grants that provide farmers with up to $75,000 to implement on-farm conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases and improve soil health. The State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program (SWEEP) reimburses agricultural operations for projects that reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and water use. The deadline for both programs is March 8, 2019. The first hour of the seminar concerns SWEEP grants; the second hour concerns HSP.

The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego is hosting two workshops concerning how to apply for Healthy Soils Incentives Program grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

The University of California Cooperative Extension — San Diego workshop includes a two-hour hands-on calibration training session with various types of spray equipment (spray guns and backpack sprayers), as well as two hours of classroom instruction about the basics of calibration, laws and regulations. The hosts will supply equipment for the practice sessions, but attendees are welcome to bring their own equipment as long as it is triple rinsed and clean inside and out. The fee for the workshop is $40 and includes lunch. 

Dr. Ben Faber, Dr. Tim Spann and Dr. Carol Lovatt will deliver presentations at the seminars concerning mulch, phytophthora and the use of gibberellic acid plant growth regulator.

To help avocado growers and related industry members comply with the mandatory Produce Safety Alliance training, CAC, in partnership with California avocado handlers, has scheduled two Produce Safety Alliance trainings exclusively for California avocado growers for a very modest fee of $35 (fee includes refreshments, lunch, training materials, and the official training certificate from the Association of Food and Drug Officials).

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) offers Healthy Soils Incentives Program grants that provide farmers with up to $75,000 to implement on-farm conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases and improve soil health. The State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program (SWEEP) reimburses agricultural operations for projects that reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and water use. The deadline for both programs is March 8, 2019. The first part of the seminar (9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.) covers HSP. The second portion (11:30 a.m.

The Farm Employers Labor Service is offering a full-day training session that meets the required U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Produce Safety training for growers. The trainers will cover the following topics:

The Farm Employers Labor Service is offering a full-day training session that meets the required U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Produce Safety training for growers. The trainers will cover the following topics:

The Farm Employers Labor Service is offering a full-day training session that meets the required U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Produce Safety training for growers. The trainers will cover the following topics:

More information to come.

The Farm Employers Labor Service is offering a full-day training session that meets the required U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Produce Safety training for growers. The trainers will cover the following topics:

Niamh Quinn, Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor will provide vertebrate management best practices.