Phillip Tocco
Phil Tocco has served as a Michigan State University Extension educator in Jackson County for over 14 years. He serves as an educator in food safety on the farm for fruit and vegetable farmers statewide. He has functioned as the state coordinator in on-farm food safety since 2009. He currently serves with several other educators, State Departments of Agriculture and FDA to implement and train assessors on the On-Farm Readiness Review, a tool to help growers determine their level of readiness for FSMA inspection.
Phil has a Masters Degree in Plant Protection and Pest Management from the University of California-Davis and Bachelors Degree in Biology from Western Michigan University. He has training in field crop, vegetable and fruit production, with some experience in all three. He lives with his wife and three children in Jackson.
Related Work
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Pfeifer, Tocco receive MSU Extension Excellence in Teaching Awards
Published on April 22, 2025
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Produce safety cleaning and sanitizing workshop hosted in Holt, November 18
Published on September 6, 2024
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Michigan On-Farm Produce Safety Newsletter
Published on July 31, 2024
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MSU Extension’s free produce safety texting service expands to serve North Central region
Published on April 17, 2024
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Useful tips for produce safety water sampling and the opportunity to learn more
Published on August 23, 2022
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Considering the flow of food in pack shed design
Published on August 9, 2022
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New program can defray the cost of produce safety compliance
Published on July 5, 2022
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The next step in your on-farm produce safety work: On-Farm Readiness Review
Published on April 25, 2022
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What do I need to know about lead before planting vegetables?
Published on December 22, 2021
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