A Message From The New Mexico Produce Safety Alliance

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Published: 08 August 2020 08 August 2020

Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training - Remote Delivery August 25 and 26, 2020, 8 am to 12:30 pm each day.

The New Mexico Produce Safety Alliance team is once again offering an Internet Web session (via Zoom) of the Remote Grower Training August 25 and 26, 2020. This will be the 5th such remote training offered and they have all been well attended by interested participants. These trainings continue to provide service to participants while we are currently under the health orders restricting in-person gatherings. If you would like to participate in this event please register https://aces.nmsu.edu/preparedness/psa-training.html.

The course will be held Tuesday August 25 and Wednesday August 26 and run from 8:00 am till 12:30 pm on both days with a cost of $45 for New Mexico residents and $90 for non-residents. This includes manual plus shipping as well as the PSA certificate. NMDA will be covering the cost of the manual for NM residents that will be mailed directly to your home or to your “COVID accessible” address prior to the video training.

Attendance via video and audio at the training the entire 8 hour course is mandatory (divergences must be pre-approved). Non interactive attendance will result in no course credit, no certificate and no refund.

Registration closes noon August 14 to allow for postal delivery of manuals. Space is limited so REGISTER TODAY!

The link and password will be provided following registration. You will need internet access, video camera and microphone for the web session, if you have questions don’t hesitate to contact us, Janet Witte jswitte@nmsu.edu; Emily Russell erussell@nmda.nmsu.edu; or Tom Dean tdean@nmsu.edu.

A practice session will be provided prior to the training and attendance is strongly encouraged and highly recommended. For detail of the zoom requirements and instructions: https://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/training/zoom/  

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