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An increasing number of customers are bringing animals with them when they visit farm markets, pick your own farms, or agritainment activities. Animals can pose a food safety risk to produce, introduce disease to farm animals, frighten or upset farm animals, employees and other market customers and farm visitors. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) governs what you are legally allowed to do in regards to customers with service animals visiting your market or on your farm. These resources cover the specifics of the ADA, animals that are not protected by the ADA regulations, and how to reduce potential risk on your farm from outside animals. foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/resources/regulations-impacting-farms-about-service-comfort-and-emoti... ... See MoreSee Less

Regulations impacting farms about service, comfort, and emotional support animals | Food Safety Resource Clearinghouse

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Added by Meredith Melendez • Last updated February 11, 2020 Author: Meredith Melendez Type: Tools & Calculators, Fact Sheets, Poster Topic: General (PSR), Produce Safety Rule (PSR), Worker Health, H...
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Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association

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Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
Check out this podcast episode from Small Farms & Acreage Living - Iowa State University Extension to hear about fruit production possibilities for small acreages!smallfarmsustainability.libsyn.com/fruit-production-on-small-acreages?tdest_id=282052 ... See MoreSee Less

smallfarmsustainability's podcast: Fruit Production on Small Acreages

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In this episode I visit with Suzanne Slack, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Fruit Crop Specialist! Today we're talking about fruit production possibilities for small acreages.
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If you produce organic specialty crops be sure to check out this podcast episode! ... See MoreSee Less

smallfarmsustainability's podcast: FSA Support Programs for Organic Production

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In this episode Amanda Weigel, Agriculture Program Specialist with the Iowa Farm Service Agency reviews the two organic programs (OCCSP & OTECP) the FSA is currently accepting applications on!
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Specialty Crops Risk Management Webinars Available Online

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers AssociationSeptember 7, 2021

The pandemic provided opportunity for specialty producers in Iowa to expand production and sales. However, managing risk for specialty production is critical to capitalizing on new market opportunities.

The Small Farms division of Farm, Food and Enterprise Development of Iowa Sate University Extension sponsored a series of webinars for specialty crop producers in January, February and March 2021. They featured new tools and resources on how to manage risk.

The 10 webinars covered various risk management topics, each featuring different speakers. Topics included Why is Risk Management Important, Types of insurance Policies and Options for Specialty Crops, Whole Farm Revenue Protection, Developing a Diversified Market & Profitable Crops, and Weather Patterns and Management Tools.

Please visit the Small Farms Youtube Page to view each of the webinars. These webinars are accessible free of cost.

Below is a list of topics covered and speakers for each webinar.

TopicSpeaker
Why is Risk Management Important? & Overview of Risk Management StrategiesRex Nelson–Associate Extension Educator, University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension
Crop Insurance Resources and Tools & Types of insurance Policies and Options for Specialty CropsAmanda Weigel–Agriculture Program Specialist, Iowa Farm Service Agency
Whole Farm Revenue ProtectionCraig Christianson–Risk Management Specialist, USDA Risk Management Agency
Risk Management for Perennial CropsJoe Hannan–Commercial Horticulture Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Developing a Diversified Market & Profitable CropsAjay Nair–Extension Vegetable Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Food Safety on the FarmDan Fillius–Food Safety Educator, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Ag Decision Maker Resources and How to Access ThemAnn Johanns–Economics Extension Program Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Weather Patterns and Management ToolsJustin Glisan–State Climatologist of Iowa, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship & Joe Hannan – Commercial Horticulture Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Farm FinancesCraig Chase–Farm, Food and Enterprise Development Program Manager, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Risk Management for Organic ProductionKathleen Delate–Extension Organic Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Need more information? Contact Olivia Hanlon at ohanlon@iastate.edu. This material is based upon work supported by USDA-NIFA under Award Number 2018-70027-28586.

– Small Farms division of Farm, Food and Enterprise Development of Iowa Sate University Extension

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