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 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

• More Than Words illustrations - 1/31/22
• Training Concepts for PSA Grower Training Curriculum Modules: Core Recommendations to Assist Delivery of the PSA Train-the-Trainer Course - 10/25/21 (updated 11/3/2022)
• 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 - 3/29/19
• 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

• 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)
  • Soil Amendment Activity Instructions
  • Soil Amendment Activity Slides for Print
• PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 3 - 10/15/20
   

Module 4

• PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 4 - 10/22/20
   

Module 5-1

• 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
  • Coliform Activity instructions
  • Printable Coliform Activity Cards
• 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 - Module 5-1 - 10/29/20
   

Module 5-2

• Introduction to Selecting an EPA-Labeled Sanitizer
• Labeled Sanitizers for Produce - Excel Tool Version 2 updated 9/27/18
  • Video Tutorial: How to Use the Excel Tool Labeled Sanitizers for Produce
• "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
  • Name that Zone PowerPoint
  • Name that Zone Printable photos
• "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 Factsheets
  • What you need to know about the Food Traceability Rule: Coverage and Exemptions for Produce Farms
  • What you need to know about the Food Traceability Rule: Recordkeeping Information for Produce Farms