Educational Curricula

Plant Biosecurity Management Course - Updated in 2006 and produced by USDA/EDEN, covers preparedness issues related to major crop biosecurity concerns.

Protecting Our Food System - Comprehensive farm-to-table coverage of topics related to preparedness. Includes Macromedia Breeze modules, downloadable powerpoint files, video, and information from nationally renowned speakers such as Dr. Will Hueston.

OnGuard: Protecting America’s Food System - Comprehensive educational curriculum for consumers and small-scale food-related business. Designed to be delivered by Extension Educators and others with some level of farm-to-table food system experience.

Ready Business - Newly designed training program geared toward managers of medium to small sized businesses including farms, rural manufacturers, retailers, and others.

Pandemic Preparedness for Business - Course to help participants examine the potential impact of a pandemic on their business, share ideas, and develop the beginning of a disaster plan for their business.

Are You Ready? - Comprehensive, “all hazards” preparedness information on a wide range of emergencies and disasters developed by FEMA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Agricultural and Food System Preparedness Staff Development Program - Resources from a 2006 conference covering key trends, program resources, and technical information that will help Extension fulfill its unique role as a provider of agricultural and food system emergency and disaster preparedness and response education. The conference’s website has copies of the PowerPoint presentations and MP3 files of speaker presentations.