http://groups.ucanr.org/sbdisplay/blogs.cfm?county=6371&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed en-us UC ANR http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:15:41 PST Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:15:41 PST As this is written, the participants in the Fresh-cut Products:  Maintaining Quality & Storage Workshop are engaged in a very dynamic and interactive sensory demonstration about Fresh-cut Products’ Shelf-life.  Using all their senses, participants visit tables of various products, and try to guess the length of storage, controlled atmospheres used (if any), and temperature of storage. It can be surprising what a degree’s or a day’s difference can make.  Dr. Marita Cantwell, workshop......
]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:23:34 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1799&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1799 Next week, September 1st and 2nd, we will be hosting a dynamic and interactive workshop taking a look at the use of irradiation on fresh produce and cut flowers.  The workshop will bring together leaders in food irradiation, agriculture, and regulators to describe the benefits and drawbacks of irradiation for U.S. exporters of perishable commodities.  This workshop has been partially underwritten through a USDA grant, and also by the PMA, and will bring together leaders in the food irradiation......
]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:41:32 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1676&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1676 University of California's Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center's Christine Bruhn and Jim Gorny were featured experts in an article about Grilling, Fresh Produce, and Kitchen food safety tips which appeared in today's Sacramento Bee. Some food safety tips excerpted from the article: GRILLING Here are some tips from Bruhn to keep in mind during your cookouts, she knows it doesn't take much undercooked ground beef to make a person seriously sick: • Be careful of......
]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 13:33:51 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1262&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1262 The Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis recently received a new Postharvest Group Endowment from the trust of Leonard and Marsaille Morris in the amount of $100,000. The funds generated from the interest on this endowment are to be used for postharvest research and education. Leonard Morris was a Professor of Postharvest Physiology at UC Davis from 1941 to 1982 and he died at age 88 on 23 January, 2003. A number of photos taken by Morris continue to be utilized on the Postharvest......
]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:59:42 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1034&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1034 A five day intensive study of current technologies and best practices associated with the postharvest handling of fresh fruits and vegetables will be offered in Antalya, Turkey. Offered collaboratively by the University of California, Davis, and Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey, this exciting course will be offered April 13-17, 2009. The course is limited to 25 participants from countries with developing or emerging economies. It is designed specifically as a "train the......
]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:49:40 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1025&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1025 Registration Continues for the Fresh Produce Marketing Strategies Short Course Registrations continue to arrive for the limited seats available for the Fresh Produce Marketing Strategies short course scheduled for March 24-26, 2009. This course will be held in the Robert Mondavi Institute Sensory Theater, located on the UC Davis campus. The program has been developed for fresh produce industry managers and executives who are interested in improving their ability to develop and execute......
]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:27:37 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=933&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=933 Fresh-cut Fundamentals Set for March 5, 2009 in Yuma, AZ The UC Davis Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center is pleased to announce a new addition to its portfolio of produce industry educational course offerings: Fresh-cut Fundamentals. The intensive one-day workshop scheduled for Thursday March 5, 2009 in Yuma, Arizona is now open for registration, including online registration at: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Announce/Fundamentals.shtml The workshop curriculum......
]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:18:20 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=840&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=840 Fresh Produce Microbial Pathogen Testing Webinar Set for November 20th, 2008 Starting November 20, 2008 you can keep up-to-date and current on various hot topic produce issues without ever leaving the comfort of your office. In our continuing effort to reduce postharvest losses and enhance the quality, safety and marketability horticultural crops, the UC Davis Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center is proud to announce the first in a series of new Produce Executive Forum......
]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:33:51 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=757&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=757 More than 115 participants from 12 countries met the last two weeks of June at UC Davis for the 30th Annual Postharvest Technology Short Course. The event was one of the UC Davis campus’ first planned Centennial festivities and there was extra media focus associated with the event. With a special outreach focus, on Saturday, June 21st the Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center celebrated the 30th offering of the annual UC Davis Postharvest Short Course with a very......
]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:44:07 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=504&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=504 Drs. Linda Harris, Marita Cantwell, and Devon Zagory were among the invited speakers at the “Food Safety for Organic Production and Handling of Fresh Produce Conference” that was held January 22-23 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove. The conference was organized by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) ­and focused on the challenges to organic farmers and food handlers since the E. coli outbreak in 2006. "We want to educate organic farmers about how they can...... Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:48:04 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=259&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=259 Congratulations to Dr. Trevor Suslow who was recently appointed to the American Phytopathological Society (APS) Public Policy Board in December 2007. The PPB provides scientific input on public policy issues to the society’s officers, federal policy makers and agency personnel, and works with other scientific organizations and coalitions to increase the awareness of the science of plant pathology. Dr. Suslow also recently addressed a plenary session of the 2007 APS Annual Meeting regarding...... Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:57:35 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=234&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=234 New markets, new tools and new crops were showcased at the 2007 Specialty Crops Conference, organized by the University of California Small Farm Program. Dr. Jim Gorny executive director of the Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center at UC Davis, was an invited speaker at the conference on the critical topics of produce food safety and postharvest handling. Conference presentations also included discussions of enterprise screening tools, alternative marketing channels,......
]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:16:10 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=233&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=233 Dr. Jim Gorny executive director of the UCD Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center (PTRIC) was an invited guest speaker at a “Postharvest and Minimal Processing of Fruits and Vegetables; Quality and Safety” short course offered December 3-5, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. At the three day short hosted by the Instituto Superior de Agronomia at the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Dr. Gorny discussed good agricultural practices employed in the USA that enhance the safety of......
]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:06:12 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=232&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=232 Drs. Adel A. Kader and Lisa Kitinoja recently served as instructors in a series of cold chain management workshops in India. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is conducting a year long project including workshops in 4 major cities in India to encourage development of new postharvest technology investments and to strengthen the country’s existing cold chain infrastructure. The objective of USTDA's cold chain project is to improve the handling of high value perishable produce and......
]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:01:57 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=231&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed postharvest@ucdavis.edu(Mary Reed) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=231