GAP Certification Topics
In addition to other materials found in the Producer Resources sections, the following materials provide helpful support, and are categorized by primary topic.
Animal and Pest Management
- The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management is a non-profit, grant-funded site that provides research-based information on how to handle wildlife damage problems responsibly.
- House Mice (Hopland Research & Extension Center, UC)
- new Rats, Mice, and Voles: Vertebrate IPM Tip Sheet (ATTRA)
- White-Tailed Deer Factsheet (Wildlife Damage Management Factsheet Series)
- A Farmer’s Guide to Food Safety and Conservation: Facts, Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- Co-Managing Farm Stewardship with Food Safety GAPs and Conservation Practices: A Grower’s and Conservationist’s Handbook (Wild Farm Alliance)
- new Supporting Beneficial Birds and Managing Pest Birds (Wild Farm Alliance)
Crop-Specific Information
- Blueberries (Good Agricultural Practices for Food Safety in Blueberry Production: Basic Principles)
- Cantaloupes and Netted Melons (Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Cantaloupes and Netted Melons)
- Culinary Herbs (Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Production, Harvest, Post-Harvest, and Processing Unit Operations of Fresh Culinary Herbs)
- Hops GAPs and FSMA – an Overview for Hop Growers in Virginia (HORT-237NP)
- Leafy Greens (Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Lettuce and Leafy Greens Supply Chain)
- Peanuts (Good Agricultural Practices for Safe Growing and Harvesting of Peanuts)
- Potatoes (Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Production, Harvest, Storage, and Packing of Potatoes)
- Sprouts (Safer Sprout Production for Produce Safety Rule Compliance)
- Tomato GAP (Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, 2nd ed)
- Tree Fruit (WSU post-harvest food safety and handling)
Greenhouse/High Tunnel-Related Information
- Guide to Identifying Hazards in Greenhouses (HORT-254NP)
- On-Farm Food Safety: Aquaponics (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
- A Preliminary Study of Microbial Water Quality Related to Food Safety in Recirculating Aquaponic Fish and Vegetable Production Systems (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Harvest
- Best Practices for Use of Produce Containers
- Cleaning and Sanitizing Tools and Harvest Containers
- Reducing Food Safety Risks During Harvest
Land-Related
Post-Harvest Handling & Facilities
- Chlorine Use in Produce Packing Lines
- Cleaning and Sanitizing Guide
- Guidance on Environmental Monitoring and Control of Listeria for the Fresh Produce Industry
- Guide to Identifying Hazards in Packinghouse Environments (FST-279NP)
- Ice Bath Infographic
- Microbiological testing of Fresh Produce
- Minimizing Risk in Multiple-Use Containers
- Postharvest Chlorination: Basic Properties and Key Points for Effective Disinfection
- Postharvest Water and Use of Sanitizers
- Produce Wash Water Sanitizers: Chlorine and PAA
- Reducing Food Safety Risks in the Packinghouse
- Sanidate Specimen Label
- Strawn Quick Guide to Sanitizers
Soil Amendments
Traceability
Water Quality
- Manual for Chlorine Treatment of Drip Irrigation Systems
- Standards for Irrigation and Foliar Contact Water
- Virginia Household Water Quality Program: Bacteria and Other Microorganisms in Household Water
- Virginia Household Water Quality Program: Shock Chlorination: Disinfecting Private Household Water Supply Systems
- Virginia Household Water Quality Program: Household Water Treatment
- Water Testing Laboratories
