LEMOYNE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will be holding a community service seminar on Feb. 26 in Windsor (York County) and March 1 in Bedford to inform farmers/agriculture producers about their compliance requirements under the federal Food Safety Modernization Act.
Material is directed at vegetable/produce growers. It will also cover elements of a farm risk management plan which includes food safety, Crop Insurance and information on what to ask an insurance agent to make sure that farmers’ insurance needs are met.
Details:
Feb. 26
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Red Lion Grange
59 Second St. (Windsor Road)
Windsor, PA 17366
March 1
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Bedford Grange Mutual Ins. Co.
477 Pitt Street
Bedford, PA 15522
The community service outreach seminar is free of charge to attend. A light lunch will be provided.
These two workshops mark the third and fourth of the series presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations. The others were held in Tamaqua (Schuylkill County) and Kutztown (Berks County).
For more information, please contact Vince Phillips at PSCFO at 717-232-9665 or xenobun@aol.com, or former State Representative Lynn Herman at 814-880-2272 or lherman77@comcast.net.
— Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations
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