Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvqpHcyPEE
Slides from the webinar as a pdf file
Additional Resource: FDA Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Flood-affected Food Crops for Human Consumption
About the Webinar
What happens when certified land gets inundated with flood waters? Can food crops still be harvested and sold as "organic"? What about pastures and livestock feed? During this webinar, Jim Riddle, Organic Outreach Coordinator, University of Minnesota, will discuss the impacts of flooding on certified organic crop and livestock operations.
About the Presenter
Jim Riddle has worked for over 26 years as an organic farmer, inspector, author, policy analyst and educator. He was founding chair of the International Organic Inspectors Association, (IOIA), and co-author of the IFOAM/IOIA International Organic Inspection Manual. He has trained hundreds of organic inspectors throughout the world. Jim served on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Organic Advisory Task Force from 1991-2009, and was instrumental in passage of Minnesota’s landmark organic certification cost-share program. Since January 2006, Jim has worked as the University of Minnesota’s Organic Outreach Coordinator. Jim is former chair of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board, and is a leading voice for organic agriculture.
About eOrganic
The eOrganic eXtension website is for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. Our current content is focused on general organic agriculture, dairy production, and vegetable production. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture. Find recordings of our many organic farming and research webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242/webinars-by-eorganic
Title: Flooding and Organic Certification
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
