Advantage Good Agricultural Practices Resources

The Advantage Good Agricultural Practices manual and iGAP, the interactive CD, are packed full of tools to help you implement the program on your farm.

Cost : $25

Free

 

Employee Training Tools:

Hand washing Easel: a training tool

This portable easel allows you to train your agricultural workers anywhere on proper hand washing techniques. By using pictures and numerous languages, this tool is accessible for all staff. Available in English, French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.

GAP Posters

Good Agriculture Practices posters are available to help train employees and visitors on food safety practices. Highly illustrated, durable and weather-resistant makes them ideal for use anywhere on your farm. Choose from a range of food safety topics. Available in English/Spanish and French/Spanish. Free of charge!

Forms and worksheets

• What applies to my farm?: By completing this worksheet, you will know which Advantage practices apply to your farm, which written practices and records are required, and what training, if any, you will need.
• Written practices: a template that will help you ensure your practices include all required information.
• Records: a series of templates to help you gather all required production information

Examples of Advantage Good Agricultural Practices

How will Advantage Good Agricultural Practices affect the way you operate? What is the extent of the requirements for each practice? The answers to these questions may vary greatly from farm to farm. Using different farm scenarios the examples provided describe common risks that may occur and how good agricultural practices can be used to address these risks. Read these examples to get a better sense of what's involved.

• Example 1: Clothing and footwear on a multi-commodity farm (1.3)
• Example 2: Cleaning and sanitizing on a beef farm(5.1)
• Example 3: Pesticide use on a ready-to-eat vegetable operation (8.2)

Risk Assessment tool

This tool is designed to guide you through the process of identifying what potential risks may be present on your operation, assess what you are currently doing and need to do to address those risks, and develop an action plan to help you implement good agricultural practices for your operation.

Producer Checklist

This checklist sums up the key elements of the Advantage Good Agricultural Practices program. It will help you assess your progress in introducing the practices at your farm.

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