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This training has been postponed and will be updated once it has been rescheduled. 

This location will not use technology, in order to accommodate Plain/Amish growers, but is open to all. Please contact the Produce Safety Program for paper registration forms, or for more information: 651-895-0315

This one-day training course is for produce growers. If your farm is not excluded or exempt from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, at least one supervisor or responsible party from your farm must complete a training that uses FDA-recognized curriculum or equivalent. This course meets those requirements. All produce growers interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and the FSMA Produce Safety Rule are welcome to attend. Register online using our Online Registration Portal. 

This Produce Safety Rule Grower Training will take place in Spanish.

En este curso usted desarrollará una mejor comprensión de la inocuidad [seguridad] de productos agrícolas frescas y como implementar Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas en su propia granja. Temas del curso incluyen: el riesgo de microorganismos en la granja, métodos para minimizar el riesgo de contaminación en la granja, requisitos de la Ley de Modernización en la Inocuidad de los Alimentos (FSMA) y la Norma de la inocuidad de productos agrícolas frescos y cómo se puede cumplir en su granja. Inscripción.

The goal for the Upper Midwest Farmland Summit is to accelerate change towards systems where new farmers can more readily access affordable farmland and retiring farmers have easier and more satisfactory options for transferring their farms. The Summit will host leaders from across the nation who will share their experience and help us to develop our strategies, strengthen our networks, and explore current efforts in farmland access and transfer as well as inspire new thinking and move towards meaningful action.

Formerly the AgriGrowth Annual Meeting and Conference, this summit provides unparalleled networking and expert level speakers talking about relevant topics and trends. Attendees include leaders from across the spectrum of Minnesota’s diverse food and agricultural sector, state and federal government officials, and academia.

On Friday, November 22, Minnesota Ag in the Classroom (MAITC) brings Farm Bureau members into a metro classroom to teach students about farming, while MDA staff meet with Farm Bureau members during the Exhibitor Showcase. On Saturday, November 23, MDA Commissioner Thom Petersen joins the commissioners from the MPCA and DNR on a panel to discuss the new administration’s approach to agricultural issues.

MDA Commissioner Thom Petersen will speak about the work the department is doing throughout the state while MDA staff visit with Farmers Union members in the exhibit area.