From June 23^rd to June 27^th, the UC Davis Postharvest Center hosted the field tour component of the 36^th annual Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops Short Course. The tour, organized by Center Director Dr. Beth Mitcham, allowed participants the opportunity to visit packinghouses, cooling and storage facilities, produce distribution centers, field harvest, packing, and transportation facilities all over California, from the Sacramento area to Bakersfield, Salinas, and San Francisco.

The field tour was a great experience for all participants involved. One participant, Veronique Froelich from Murray Valley Plums, remarked that she “learned so much, was...