Trainer Resources
Course Set Up
- Register a PSA Grower Training with AFDO - Courses must be registered at least 2 weeks in advance of the training date.
- PSA In-Person Grower Training Course Agenda Template
- PSA Remote Delivery Grower Training Course Agenda Template
- PSA Grower Training Course Set Up Guide
- PSA In-Person Grower Training Course Checklist
- PSA Remote Delivery Grower Training Course Checklist
- PSA Grower Training Course Template Language for Advertising
Teaching Tools & Supplemental Materials
General Resources
- Remote PSA Grower Training Delivery Policy: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Future Courses - 11/20/23
- More Than Words illustrations - Updated 3/11/2024
- Training Concepts for PSA Grower Training Curriculum Modules: Core Recommendations to Assist Delivery of the PSA Train-the-Trainer Course - 10/25/21 (updated 06/25/24)
- Clicker Questions to Generate Discussion – Supplemental Activity (PowerPoint) - 6/28/21 (URLs updated 10/13/2022)
- Produce Safety Bingo
- Supplemental Slides for FSMA Traceability Rule | see module 7 below
Module 1
- Clarification of Compliance Dates Chart - Updated 11/5/2024
- Enforcement Discretion for Hops, Wine Grapes, Pulses, Almonds - 6/15/20
- Enforcement Discretion for Qualified Exemption after COVID-19 - (Updated August 2023 to include expiration of the temporary enforcement discretion policy)
- Enforcement Discretion for Farm & Facility Definitions - 6/28/21
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule Exemptions & Exclusions (PowerPoint)
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 1 - 10/1/20
Module 2
- Fruit and Vegetable Food Safety Training Video for Field Employees
(Available in English, Spanish, Creole, Hmong) - PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 2 - 10/8/20
Module 3
- Soil Amendment Activity - 6/15/20 (URLs updated 10/13/22)
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 3 - 10/15/20
Module 4
Module 5-1
Revised Pre-Harvest Water Requirements
The FDA published revised portions of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule on May 06, 2024, with an effective date of July 05, 2024. PSA released Revised Module 5-1 presentation files and a notification went to all trainers, via email, on June 25, 2024 detailing delivery expectations. Many of the Trainer Resources listed for water also need to be updated. In the meantime, the resources remain available because they still contain useful information. Revised versions will be uploaded as soon as possible. Refer to revision dates to know which resources have been updated to reflect the revised pre-harvest water requirements: versions with revisions dates after May 2024 will contain updated information.
Requirements related to agricultural water used for sprouts, and agricultural water used during harvest and postharvest activities, have not changed and are currently being enforced.
- Supplemental Slides for Proposed Subpart E (Agricultural Water) Requirements (PowerPoint) - 11/8/22
- "Is This Agricultural Water?" - Supplemental Activity (PowerPoint) - 12/7/17
- Updates & FDA Announcements Regarding Agricultural Water (PowerPoint) - 6/21/19 (URLs updated 10/13/22)
(Updated June 2019 to reflect recent FDA rule-making and align with version 1.2 of the PSA GT Course)- Printable PDF of Slides - 6/21/19
- Printable PDF with Notes - 6/21/19 (URLs updated 10/13/22)
- MWQP Agricultural Water Calculators (online tools)
- Geometric Means, Statistical Threshold Values, and Microbial Die-Off Rates (longhand calculations)
- Coliform Supplemental Activity - 9/25/18
- Information to Share with Laboratories:
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule Water Quality Testing Requirements for Farms (PowerPoint) - 1/31/19 (URLs updated 10/13/22)
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour – Revised Module 5-1 - 06/10/24
Module 5-2
- Introduction to Selecting an EPA-Labeled Sanitizer
- Produce Safety Alliance EPA-Labeled Sanitizers for Produce - Web Tool
- "What is Infiltration?" - Short Video
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 5-2 - 11/5/20
Module 6
- "Name that Zone" - Supplemental Activity - 12/7/17
- "What is a Biofilm" - Short Video
- Cleaning vs. Sanitizing (URLs updated 10/13/22)
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 6 - 11/12/20
Module 7
- See Farm Food Safety Writing Plan page for more resources
- PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 7 - 11/19/20
- Supplemental Slides for FSMA Traceability Rule (PowerPoint) 12/23/22 (File updated 1/24/23 with minor corrections)
The above link is V1 PSA Traceability Rule Supplemental Slides. We anticipate modifications to the content as we receive clarification and develop additional examples of how this rule impacts produce growers. However, with winter grower meetings coming up we wanted to provide these slides so that collaborators have the option of using them in grower outreach to encourage discussion about this new rule and how it may impact farms and packinghouses. We welcome feedback and suggestions for edits. - FDA Fact sheets