August 8, 2019 | 8:30 am – 4:00 pm | Rivers Edge Convention Center - Saint Cloud, MN
Who should participate?
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Retail Food Handlers that need to submit a HACCP plan for review – especially a Wild Game HACCP Plan – and are looking for assistance with developing their plan.
What can you expect to do in the workshop?
The workshop will be an opportunity to work on your HACCP plan and any associated variance application. Retail Consultants who review all of the HACCP plans and variance requests for Retail Food Handlers will be available for questions and to provide feedback. HACCP plan and variance application templates will be available on site.
How much does the registration cost?
The cost of the registration is $0. Lunch will not be provided, but participants are free to leave and get lunch as desired.
What do I need to bring?
Bring a laptop, any previously approved, denied, or draft HACCP plans and variance applications or, recipes for the products under HACCP and the equipment information for any equipment used in the process.
Registration is Limited to 25 establishments, each establishment may have 2 individuals attend
Minnesota Farmfest
Starts:
Tue, 08/6/2019 - 8:00 am
Ends:
Thu, 08/8/2019 - 4:00 pm
Location:
28269 MN-67
Morgan , MN 56266
MDA is a:
Sponsor
Presenter
Exhibitor
Link:
44.4608567, -94.9960914
Details:
MDA’s Booth #517S will feature new weather technology designed to provide better data to farmers when making pesticide and fertilizer applications. Rural Finance Authority loans and Rural Mental Health information will also be available.
Visit the Industrial Hemp Demonstration Plot to learn more about this new commodity. This first-of-its-kind Farmfest plot will feature three varieties of hemp, as well as MDA hemp staff and hemp growers to answer questions. The demonstration area is located in Seed Row SR04.
On Tuesday, August 6 at 1:15pm, MDA Commissioner Thom Petersen hosts a panel on “The State of Rural Minnesota and the Agriculture Industry”.
We’re also a sponsor of the new Wellness & Safety Pavilion which features safety and rescue demonstrations, free health screenings, and more.
We Are Water Events and Exhibit in Grand Rapids
Starts:
Thu, 08/1/2019 - 4:00 pm
Ends:
Fri, 08/16/2019 - 4:00 pm
Location:
720 Northwest Conifer Drive
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
MDA is a:
Sponsor
47.24763, -93.54279
Details:
"We Are Water MN" explores the connections between the humanities and water through a traveling exhibit, public events, and educator resources. Take some time to visit the exhibit and participate in local events.
Events begin Thursday August 1, 2019.
The exhibit is open Sunday August 4 - Monday September 16, at the Reif Performing Arts Center, and is free to the public.
Visit the Minnesota Humanities Center website for more information. The MDA is one of five state agencies that partner in "We Are Water MN". The exhibit is sponsored in part by the Clean Water Fund.
Food, Ag, Ideas Week
Starts:
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 8:00 am
Ends:
Tue, 10/15/2019 - 5:00 pm
MDA is a:
Sponsor
Link:
Details:
Join Grow North in partnership with MDA to explore industry-leading ideas across sustainable agriculture, food, agtech, entrepreneurship, innovation, and society. This annual multi-day event connects problem solvers to spark conversation and action. Food, Ag, Ideas Week features dozens of speakers, tours of farms and manufacturing facilities, and demos from entrepreneurs. Events are designed for discussion and networking in a build-your-own schedule format. Highlights include the Maker to Market Showcase, networking lunches, and a regenerative agriculture farm tour.
Tickets go on sale mid-August.
The MDA has found the invasive weed Palmer amaranth can enter and spread through Minnesota in screenings.
Screenings are the byproducts of seed processing and are obtained through the cleaning of grains. Screenings are commonly sold and used as animal feed, roughage, and bedding and can consist of many kinds of grain byproducts.
We ask livestock producers to complete this brief, voluntary survey to get a better understanding of the use, types, and origin of screenings.
Please help us reduce the risk of Palmer amaranth in Minnesota.
Any information you provide as part of this survey will be used to assist MDA research and assess farm practices and how they relate to the spread of palmer amaranth across Minnesota. Participation is voluntary; you are under no legal obligation to provide MDA with any of the requested information. As a participant in the survey, your email address will be classified by Minnesota law as private data. If you opt to provide your farm registration number, MDA will have access to your name, address, phone number, and business location, which will also be classified as private or nonpublic data in relation to this survey. Data that is classified as private or nonpublic will be viewed and used at MDA only by authorized employees and contractors that require access.
Unless you consent to its release, private and nonpublic data will be shared only with other entities authorized by law to receive the information and parties named in a valid court order. In some circumstances, MDA may be required to share the information with the Office of the Legislative Auditor or the Office of the State Auditor upon their request. In addition, private or nonpublic data may be shared with other government entities, such as law enforcement, or made public if the MDA determines that there is a substantive threat to human health and safety or to the environment, or that disclosing the data would aid in the law enforcement process. In the event of a legal action, this data may be shared with the Minnesota Office of the Attorney General.
