The Indian River Postharvest Workshop scheduled for this Friday, Aug. 26 at the Indian River Research and Education Center in Ft. Pierce has been cancelled. While Hurricane Irene is predicted to pass to the east of Florida, this cancellation is a safety precaution as travel conditions may be difficult on the east coast later Thursday and early Friday. Packinghouse Day will continue as planned on Thursday, Aug. 25 at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred.
Packinghouse Day Program Details – 50th Anniversary!
When: Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Where: Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
Time: Registration opens at 8:30 A.M., Program starts at 9:30 A.M.
Lunch Sponsor: DECCO
A limited supply of commemorative “UF/IFAS 50th Packinghouse Day” Locking Produce Knives will be given out to participants.
Program:
9:30 AM WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS – Dr. Mark A. Ritenour, Program Coordinator
WELCOME AND UPDATE ON STATE-WIDE CITRUS PROGRAMS – Dr. Jackie Burns, Center Director
UPDATE ON USDA CITRUS PROGRAMS – Dr. Jan Narciso, Research Microbiologist
MODERATOR Mr. Richard Kinney, Executive Vice President, Florida Citrus Packers, Lakeland
10:00 AM Fifty Years of Packinghouse Day – David Hall, HDH Agri Products, LLC, Tavares
10:15 AM An Update of Federal Produce Safety Activities – Mickey Parish, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD
10:45 AM Harmonization of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) – Martha Roberts, UF/IFAS, Tallahassee
11:00 AM The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) – Patricia Wester, EUROFINS, Jacksonville
11:15 AM Development of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) for Fresh Florida Citrus Producers – Peter Chaires, New Varieties Development and Management Corporation, Lakeland
11:30 AM Panel Discussion on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) – Mickey Parish, Peter Chaires, Martha Roberts, and Patricia Wester
11:45 AM Package Inserts for Postharvest Disease and Canker Control – Jan Narciso, USDA/ARS, Fort Pierce