Description: Regulatory authority and guidance related to produce inspections.

Terminal Competency:

Discuss the authorities and guidance related to produce inspections.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Recognize regulatory authority related to produce.

2. Recognize guidance related to produce inspections.

3. Recognize farm exemptions/exclusions.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Risks on a produce farm that may become a potential hazard.

Terminal Competency:

Characterize risks on a produce farm that have the potential of becoming a hazard.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Identify risk factors associated with a given commodity.

2. Discuss risks associated with farm flow.

3. Discuss soil amendment.

4. Recognize the potential impact of nearby and adjacent and nearby land use (ANLU).

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Situational awareness related to produce inspections.

Terminal Competency:

Recognize the cultural nuances associated with produce farms.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Recognize the cultural diversity on individual produce farms.

2. Recognize grower/farmer challenges.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Factors related to growing produce.

Terminal Competency:

Discuss produce growing.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Recognize various growing practices.

2. Identify growing seasons.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Factors related to harvesting produce.

Terminal Competency:

Discuss produce harvesting.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Recognize various harvesting practices.

2. Identify harvesting seasons.

3. Recognize variations in standard industry practices.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Packing and holding practices associated with produce.

Terminal Competency:

Discuss produce packing and holding practices.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Recognize various packing practices.

2. Recognize various holding practices.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.