Additional responsibilities may include providing education and technical assistance to home-based, cottage food, small-scale, and emerging food businesses, including food safety practices, regulatory requirements, product development, processing, labeling, sanitation, and preparation for transitioning from home-based production to commercial food manufacturing, as appropriate to the position and available funding. This position will support Extension programming focused on the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, food safety education, small and emerging food businesses, home-based and cottage food production, food processing, and local and regional food systems.