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Food SafetyThis page covers food safety issues ranging from safety recalls and safe food handling practices to regulatory guidelines. Local InitiativesCIFT Local Initiatives include the Farm to School Program, Local Food Manufacturers Program, Agritourism and the Farm to Chef Program. NOCKThe Agricultural Incubator Foundation's Northwest Cooperative Kitchen (NOCK) is a nonprofit kitchen facility designed to assist entrepreneurial efforts and expand current food-related businesses by providing access to a commercially licensed kithchen. Northwest Ohio Green Products CenterThe Northwest Ohio Green Products Center is a collaborative effort among several partnering organizations to provide the resources, technical assistance and business expertise to regional entrepreneurs or established manufacturers who currently produce, or plan to produce, green or biobased products. USDA-ARS Technology Transfer ProgramUSDA-ARS technology transfer provides a means for moving promising technologies discovered through federal and university research into the public arena where they are developed into marketable products. USDA-ARS accomplishes this by forming partnerships with universities and private sector businesses.In the CIFT Spotlight...
CIFT & CIFT Members Rockwell Automation, Inc. and OSU Featured in Food Engineering ArticleCIFT & CIFT members Rockwell Automation, Inc. and OSU are featured in the September issue of Food Engineering.
Grow A Row: A Success StoryA project of CIFT and the Toledo Seagate Food Bank that connects food producers willing to donate excess production to participating food banks located in their vicinity.
CIFT 2007 Report to IndustryA report of CIFT's 2007 programs, projects and activities
Hoop HousesA CIFT hoop house feasibility study that will determine what plants are appropriate to plant and when these plants will generate the greatest economic return.
Ohio MarketMakerAn interactive mapping system that locates businesses and markets of agricultural products in Ohio, providing an important link between producers and consumers.
Vertical Hydroponic Growing SystemsA high density vertical growing system designed for non-traditional production locations. The system enables plants to grow in significantly smaller spaces and in varying ground covers from concrete to parking lots.
Other Resources...
Current FDA RecallsThe Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has jurisdiction over recalls involving food and pet & farm animal feed. This page is a list of the latest FDA food recall notices. Current USDA RecallsThe Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspects and regulates meat, poultry products and eggs. This page is a list of the latest USDA food recall notices. Privacy PolicyThe CIFT website privacy policy...
CIFT Presents...
Hoop Houses
Mr. Adam Montri, Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS)
Presented at the Enhanced Food Production Systems Seminar, February 25, 2008
Note: If the video is "choppy", stop the video using the stop/start button in the lower left corner of the screen, drag the slider at the bottom of the screen to the left to display the beginning of the video, wait a minute and restart the video using the stop/start button.
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Agricultural Production
Hoop House Construction at Bittersweet Farms in Whitehouse, Ohio
Promedica Announces First Harvest at its Vertical Hydroponics Garden
Biobased Materials
Energy & Environmental
Clean Energy Funding Opportunities Workshop - Opening Remarks
Developer`s Insights - Bioconversion of Food Waste to Energy
Digester Basics - An Overfiew of Anaerobic Digestion of Livestock Processing for Energy
Energy Provisions of the Farm Bill: Opportunities to Save & Earn
Rural Developments's Rural Energy for America Program: Grants & Loan Guarantees
Food Processing
Local Initiatives
Materials Testing