{"id":438,"date":"2010-02-04T13:13:04","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T18:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/?page_id=438"},"modified":"2023-03-01T15:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:14:23","slug":"whats-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>PFAS and <\/strong><strong>COVID-19 <\/strong><strong>Resources for Farmers:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/guide-to-investigating-pfas-risk-on-your-farm\/\"><strong>Guide to Investigating PFAS Risk on your Farm<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/pfas-contamination-response\/\"><strong>PFAS Contamination Response<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19 Information for Maine Farmers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/covid-19-faq\/\"><strong>COVID-19 &amp; Maine Agriculture FAQ<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Videos and TV\/Radio Stories:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/video\/dry-cranberry-harvest-in-troy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dry Cranberry Harvest in Troy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; <span class=\"auth_byline\">By Linda Coan O&#8217;Kresik, Bangor Daily News Staff<\/span> <span class=\"auth_sep\">\u2022<\/span> <span id=\"published-time\">October 27, 2016.<\/span><br \/>\nFrom <strong><strong>True Food TV<\/strong><\/strong> (YouTube): <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XZPXQ7nw_9Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cranberry: How Does It Grow?<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1rnulzxzsnE&amp;t=188s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My BIGGEST Regret on My BIGGEST Video: Cranberry Harvest<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>UMaine Extension video: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\/how-to-videos\/how-to-use-and-preserve-maine-cranberries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>How to Use and Preserve Maine Cranberries<\/b><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/connecticut-cranberries-making-a-comeback\/1068908374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Connecticut-grown Cranberries Making a Comeback<\/b><\/a>\u201c<\/strong> (<em>see also <\/em>the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bishopsorchards.com\/killingworthcranberries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>CT Cranberry Farm<\/b><\/a><\/strong> featured in the news story, as well as a new\/followup story that aired in October of 2019: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/connecticut\/middlesex\/owner-of-bishops-farm-branches-out-to-offer-only-locally-grown-ct-cranberries\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook_WTNH_News_8&amp;fbclid=IwAR1-3P9w1i1iTkSaA6hoEZNU0zIp09jJc-EK1L_yPUqoEzX93nqMFUCV_SI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Owner of Bishop&#8217;s farm &#8216;branches&#8217; out to offer only locally-grown CT cranberries<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>A heart-warming NPR Thanksgiving story: <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2015\/11\/20\/456696688\/for-ex-pats-in-afghanistan-a-cranberry-dish-to-relish-far-from-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For Expats In Afghanistan, A Cranberry Dish To Relish Far From Home<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Announcing:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"ClearAll\">[From the Cranberry Institute]<strong> Cranberries and Warfarin:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cranberryinstitute.org\/HCP\/cranwarfarin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cranberries are Safe to Consume with Warfarin (Coumadin\u00ae)<\/strong><\/a>. If you&#8217;ve not seen it, the Cranberry Institute has a cranberry health newsletter called <strong><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cranberryinstitute.org\/HCP\/cranberryhealthnews.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cranberry Health News<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Portland Press Herald (2015):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2015\/11\/01\/green-plate-special-easy-as-pie-to-celebrate-rebound-for-maine-cranberries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easy as pie to celebrate rebound for Maine cranberries<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2015\/10\/25\/maine-gardener-you-dont-need-a-bog-to-grow-your-own-cranberries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Gardener: You don\u2019t need a bog to grow your own cranberries<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bangor Daily News:<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2014\/11\/17\/news\/bangor\/cranberries-add-a-note-of-seasonal-color-to-holiday-meals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cranberries add a note of seasonal color to holiday meals<\/strong><\/a>\u201d (Nov. 2014)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maine Morsels<\/strong> (blog) (part of the BDN Maine Network): <a href=\"http:\/\/mainemorsels.bangordailynews.com\/2014\/03\/30\/maine-morsels\/cranberries-in-march-yes-its-the-best-time-to-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Cranberries in March? Yes, it\u2019s the best time to pick<\/b><\/a>!<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Ellsworth American: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellsworthamerican.com\/living\/living-food\/cranberry-bog-bounces-back-to-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Cranberry Bog Bounces Back To Life<\/b><\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> (Nov. 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Helpful information surrounding the FDA&#8217;s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Rule:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Are We Covered or Not-Covered? <\/strong>Cranberry has been designated as a <strong>&#8220;rarely consumed raw&#8221;<\/strong> produce, and as such, unless you have a buyer who requires compliance with the FSMA Rule, then cranberry growers are exempt from the FSMA Produce Rule. To help &#8216;other&#8217; farmers with this question, however, UMass Cooperative Extension has developed an online-interactive assessment tool to guide people through understanding if their farm is covered or not, and at what level. Find out <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.umass.edu\/resources\/food-safety\/for-farmers\/fsma-produce-rule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>how FSMA will affect your farm.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>See also:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UMaine Extension:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4281e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule Exemptions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>UMaine Extension:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/ePOS?store=413&amp;item_number=4296&amp;form=shared3%2fgm%2fdetail.html&amp;design=413&amp;utm_source=UMaine+Extension&amp;utm_campaign=ea2694fd78-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_19_05_35&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_db142d0da0-ea2694fd78-54728993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Explanation of Required Records for the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>FSMA Record-keeping Requirements and Templates &#8212; <\/strong>Concerned about what records you need to keep to be compliant with FSMA? The Produce Safety Alliance has compiled a list of needed records and template record-keeping documents to use. <a href=\"https:\/\/producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu\/sites\/producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu\/files\/shared\/documents\/Records-Required-by-the-FSMA-PSR.pdf?utm_source=PSA+May+2017+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=PSA+May+2017+Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Download or print the FSMA Record-keeping Templates (PDF).<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>More Things to Check Out:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>UMaine Extension Blog called <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/spoonful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spoonful<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(Bite-sized Food &amp; Nutrition Information) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/new-farmers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assistance for new farmers in Maine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PFAS and COVID-19 Resources for Farmers: Guide to Investigating PFAS Risk on your Farm PFAS Contamination Response COVID-19 Information for Maine Farmers COVID-19 &amp; Maine Agriculture FAQ Videos and TV\/Radio Stories: Dry Cranberry Harvest in Troy\u00a0 &#8211; By Linda Coan O&#8217;Kresik, Bangor Daily News Staff \u2022 October 27, 2016. 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