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Study finds food safety practices benefit small farmers

from Cornell Chronicle

Study finds food safety practices benefit small farmers Cornell Chronicle The costs of implementing food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses have been viewed as a threat to the financial well-being of fruit and vegetable producers — particularly small farms, which must pay a higher percentage of their annual sales than larger farms to meet safety standards. But a new Cornell study finds that when small-scale farmers are trained in food safety protocols and develop a farm food safety plan, new markets open up to them, leading to an overall gain in revenue. READ MORE

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