2026 Annual Conference
The NCR FSMA Annual Conference will be held May 5-6, in Des Moines, Iowa. Registration for the annual conference will be $75, which includes several meals.
Registration for the virtual option is $10. Use the same registration link.
Registration closes on April 22.
All produce safety educators, regulators, and non-profit staff are invited to attend! We will be covering produce safety from both the grower and processor perspective. Pratik Banerjee will be speaking about his research involving microplastics/nanoplastics and pathogens. Byron Chaves will be speaking and leading hands on activities about validation processes. Phil Tocco will be sharing the results of OFRR surveys, and Arlene Enderton, John Krzton-Presson, and Nicole Baysel will be sharing the results of the north central region inspectors' reports. We'll get updates on the NCR FSMA's upcoming lending library and water hotline. Staff from lots of national organizations will also be sharing. You'll have time to work collaboratively when Kristin Esch leads a brainstorming activity. We'll also be visiting a farm with a processing facility.
On May 7, an environmental monitoring program course will be held, led by Byron Chaves. You will need to register for this course separately from the conference. Regulators, educators, non-profit staff are invited. Local growers and processors are also invited to the environmental monitoring course.
Register for the annual conference. You will have to chose the in-person or virtual option to register.
Register for the EMP course separately.
Apply for a stipend to help cover your travel costs.
Basic Conference Schedule
coming soon
You'll be able to download a draft agenda when it's available in mid-April.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.
This work is supported by the Food Safety Outreach Program [grant no. 2018-70020-28877; grant no. 2021-70020-35732; and grant no. 2024-70020-42954] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.