California Community College Program Expansion: California Secure Food Supply (SFS) Enhanced Biosecurity Plans
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Project Leadership
The project leaders at the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) at UC Davis include:
Bennie Osburn, PI
biosburn@ucdavis.edu
Heather Johnson,
Instructional Systems Designer
heajohnson@ucdavis.edu
WIFSS Project Staff
Michael Payne,
Dairy Outreach Specialist
mpayne@ucdavis.edu
David Goldenberg,
Food Safety and Security Training Coordinator dgoldenberg@ucdavis.edu
Food Safety and Security Training Coordinator dgoldenberg@ucdavis.edu
Richard Thompson,
Web/Graphic Designer
rwthompson@ucdavis.edu
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Collaborators
Maurice Pitesky,
Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension
mepitesky@ucdavis.edu
Joseph Gendreau,
Research Data Analyst
jdgendreau@ucdavis.edu
Community College Faculty
Brandi Asmus,
Woodland Community College basmus@yccd.edu
Woodland Community College basmus@yccd.edu
Candice Stafford-Banks,
Woodland Community College cstaffor@yccd.edu
Woodland Community College cstaffor@yccd.edu
Mikaela Fringer,
Modesto Junior College
jessica.cardoso@deltacollege.edu
Project Overview
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to develop a work-based learning experience program (WBLP) for community college students that will build upon previously developed course materials in the area of on-farm enhanced biosecurity plan development and implementation. It is essential that food-animal farms be ready with enhanced biosecurity plans to help protect against the spread of diseases. It is critical that students have the opportunity to apply the classroom-taught concepts in a farm setting to practice analyzing the premises to identify biosecurity risks, and create mitigation strategies required by the secure food supply (SFS) enhanced biosecurity program. Work-based learning experiences included in this project will include working on farms and job shadowing personnel at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
Activities completed during the project include the development of at least three complete SFS enhanced biosecurity plans for farms participating in the project. Plans will be developed cooperatively with UC Davis staff/faculty, farm staff, and community college faculty and students, with input from CDFA personnel. Activities will also include working with the community college system in California to develop the work-based learning experience program for students. Program objectives will be written, a timeline for completion will be designed, and relationships with cooperating farm operations in California and neighboring states will be forged.
Teaching resources will be created using the developed SFS enhanced biosecurity plans that will be added to the curriculum that was previously developed. Curricular resources will be made available to other college instructors for adaptation to their courses. Students and project personnel will present at educational conferences on this work, and an article describing the process will be published in a professional journal. The beneficiaries of this program include students who will gain marketable skills in the area of on-farm biosecurity. Colleges will continue to expand programs in agriculture. Farms will receive free expert consultation and completed SFS enhanced biosecurity plans. Both farmers and CDFA may benefit in the future from students wishing to continue work following the work-based learning experience. The workforce pipeline will be increased as students have these valuable real-world experiences.
Objective 1
Objective 1
Develop on-farm paid internship/work-based learning program (WBLP) through the CA community college system to train college students in the development and implementation of farm Secure Food Supply (SFS) enhanced biosecurity plans at three* working farms in CA and neighboring states (farms TBD).
Objective 2
Partner with three* local farming operations to allow trained college interns to work collaboratively with farm personnel, UC Davis staff and faculty, community college faculty, and CDFA personnel to develop SFS enhanced biosecurity plans for real working farms (work-based learning experience).
Objective 2
Objective 3
Objective 3
Present project results at one CA state agriculture education conference and one national veterinary medicine conference. (Student interns and project staff/faculty will present)
Objective 4
Publish one article on the development of the internship program and project outcomes.
Objective 4
Project Reports:
TBA
This project is funded by a grant from the USDA’s National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP). © UC Davis Western Institute for Food Safety & Security, All rights reserved.