General Resources
- Food Safety Cost-Share Program for Water Testing. (Community Alliance with Family Farmers) CAFF can support growers with funds to subsidize water testing.
- Equivalent Testing Methodology for Agricultural Water (FDA)
- Approaches for Treating Water On-Farm - Module 1: Agricultural Water Treatment and FSMA (University of Tennessee Extension, PDF 9.6 MB)
- Approaches for Treating Water On-Farm - Module 2: Agricultural Water Treatment Tools (University of Tennessee Extension, PDF 22.2 MB)
- Approaches for Treating Water On-Farm - Module 3: Developing On-Farm Agricultural Water Treatment Programs (University of Tennessee Extension, PDF 16.8 MB)
- Approaches for Treating Water On-Farm - Module 4: Implementing Agricultural Water Treatments on the Farm (University of Tennessee Extension, PDF 13.15 MB)
Laboratories
- List of Laboratories in California for Food Safety Water Testing (UCCE Santa Clara Small Farms) (PDF 252 KB)
Videos
- Production Agricultural Water Treatment Options California Farm Food Safety Series: Agricultural Water Webinar Series, UC Davis, YouTube video, 36:56 min)
- Agricultural Water Quality Parameters (Post-harvest Water) (Iowa State University Outreach & Extension, YouTube video, 4:27 min) This video will show growers the adequate parameters agricultural water must meet for post-harvest activities as regulated under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR).
- Well-Water Testing for Food Producers (University of Maine Cooperative Extension, YouTube video, 3:35 min) For a licensed food facility or home kitchen.
- Preharvest Agricultural Water Treatment Explainer Videos and Test Strip App - Four treatment methods for cleaning irrigation water for fruits and vegetables and practice testing water with Test Strip Lab (New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service)
- Overview Water Treatment Overview for Pre-harvest systems (NMSU video, 3:39 min)
- Tablet Chlorination - Water Treatment Systems for Pre-harvest Use (NMSU video, 3:51 min)
- UV Light - Water Treatment Systems for Pre-harvest Use (NMSU video, 2:49 min)
- Irrigation Test Strip Lab Play test online: An interactive and non/interactive video. (NMSU)
Documents