- Author: Mary E. Reed
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 innovative fresh produce marketing strategies. Dr. Roberta Cook, Cooperative Extension Marketing...
- Author: Mary E. Reed
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:
- Author: Mary E. Reed
- Author: Mary E. Reed
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 special one day symposium entitled “Charting New Directions In Postharvest Biology & Technology” that featured three pivotal sessions:
Session 1 - The Consumer...
- Author: Mary E. Reed
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 impact food safety," said Peggy Miars, executive director of the Santa Cruz-based CCOF.
