Upcoming Training & Events
Here you will find various trainings and events offered throughout the Southern Center. Check back often for updates.
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Southern Region Integrated Produce Safety conference (SRIPS)
The 2025 Southern Region Integrated Produce Safety conference took place at the Embassy Suites and Conference Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama. It was a two-day program conference gathered by a group of regulatory bodies from states from the Southeast region of US along with growers, Extension educators and produce safety researchers. In addition, there was a tour on day three to the Tuskegee University Black Belt Marketing and Innovation Center dedicated to research and education.
For presentations and program book, please go to: Resources.
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SRIPS 2024:
2024 Conference was held in Greenville, SC and gathered a number of organizations, researchers, Extension educators, growers, and regulatory bodies from the Southern region, and a wide variety of topics and the latest approaches relevant to FSMA and produce safety were discussed on.
For more information, event program and presentations, go here: Resources
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FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Food
*Registration Required | None scheduled as of now
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FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food
*Registration Required | Next training TBA
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Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) Training
*Registration Required | None scheduled as of now
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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training
*Registration Required, Please Review Individual Course Registration Requirements
In-person trainings- FL (One day):
- January 22nd, 2026- Newberry, FL: https://psa021226.eventbrite.com/
- February 12th, 2026- Naples, FL: https://psa021226.eventbrite.com/
- February 17th, 2026- West Palm Beach, FL: https://psa021726.eventbrite.com/
- April 2nd, 2026- DeLand, FL: https: //psa021726.eventbrite.com/
- April 28th, 2026- Wimauma, FL: https://psa042826.eventbrite.com/
Remote trainings- FL (Three days):
- February 3rd – 5th, 2026: https://psa020326.eventbrite.com
- March 3rd – 5th, 2026: https://psa030326.eventbrite.com
- April14th – 16th, 2026: https://psa041426.eventbrite.com
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Produce Safety Alliance Integrated Grower and Train-the-Trainer Program
*Registration Required | None scheduled as of now.
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Produce Safety Alliance Train-the-Trainer.
*Registration Required
- PSA TTT December 4th-5th, 2025, Lake Alfred, FL: Train-the-Trainer Course | CALS
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Advanced PSA Training
*This course is for those who have taken a PSA Train-the-Trainer course
*Registration Required | None scheduled as of now.
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Packinghouse HACCP
- In-Person Training, Lake Alfred, FL- March 23rd -26th, 2026 - Registration open: //haccp032326.eventbricomte.
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On-Farm GAP & Food Safety Workshops
*Registration Required | None scheduled as of now
