The February 25 and 26, 2010 Fruit Ripening & Ethylene Management workshop at the University of California’s Kearney Agricultural Center in Parlier, California still has a few spaces open.  The workshop focuses on how to increase profits by delivering ready-to-eat, delicious fruits and fruit-vegetables to the consumer and is intended for shippers and handlers involved in ripening.  The two-day workshop is open for registration at http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Announce/fruitripening.shtml.

Carlos Crisosto, faculty director of the course, has over 20 years of experience as an extension specialist, with expertise in the postharvest biology and technology...