Produce Safety Trainings, only $35 Farm Employers Labor Service (FELS) has partnered with the California Farm Bureau Federation and Safe Food Alliance to offer several Produce Safety Trainings in English and Spanish. All courses will cover the same material and be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Upcoming trainings include: • January 31, 2019 - Kingsburg (Spanish only) • February 19, 2019 - Tulare • April 18, 2019 - Tulare (Spanish only) • April 26, 2019 - Kingsburg • May 7, 2019 - Madera (Spanish only) Most farms are required to have at least one designated supervisor who has been trained in accordance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety rule. Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive an official certificate from the Association of Food & Drug Officials. Cost to attend is $35 per person. Register or contact the Food Safety Training Partnership at 916-561-5672 or www.foodsafetytrainingpartnership.com to register.

102nd Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner. Social 6:00 pm, Dinner 7:00 pm, Heritage Complex Banquet Hall, 4500 S. Laspina, Tulare, RSVP by April 30, 2019, Reservations $50, Catered by Donnie Pacheco, Western BBQ Catering. Honoring Ben Curti, Agriculturalist of the Year; Gar Tootelian, Inc, Agribusiness of the Year; Dave Caetano, Educator of the Year; and Joey Airoso, Service to Farm Bureau. Youth and Scholarship Awards will be given out. Board and Officers Elections. Call the office to RSVP: 559-732-8301

1800 South Plaza Street Visalia

FoodLink for Tulare County Warehouse, 611 2nd St., Exeter

SGMA Survival Toolkit set for May 30, Exeter An informative workshop is set for May 30 at the Exeter Memorial Building from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm titled "SGMA Survival Toolkit". Refreshments will be served, free to attend. The workshop will cover the following topics: • Getting your real estate in order pre-SGMA • Legalities and preparing for SGMA to take effect • Building more Infrastructure for Water in the San Joaquin Valley • More speakers still pending!