Webinar SEPT.21: Produce Wash Water Management for Small-Scale and Direct Market Farms

[Ginger Nickerson]

Hi all,

Trevor's presentations are usually very informative - may be more appropriate for ag service providers than limited resource farmers.� I know he was going to try to have both a farmer representing a larger operation, and a farmer representing a smaller operation.
Ginger

COLLEAGUES!

Recent recalls �involving fresh produce, and evolving risk management expectations at all farming and marketing scales, are drawing attention to water quality management at pre-shipment washing and cooling. This webinar will focus on the most common FAQs from small-scale and direct marketing farm operations seeking to install or improve their wash system.

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Join us! Webinar� Produce Wash Water Friday, September 21,2012 10:00am�to�11:15am�(Pacific) Event Sponsor Produce Marketing Association Quick Links CPS website � CPS 2012 research priorities � CPS global research database � Campaign for Research Contributors � Contact CPS � Center for Produce Safety (530) 757-5777 cps...@cps.ucdavis.edu � Join Our Mailing List! Webinar: Top FAQs about Produce Wash Water Management for Small-Scale and Direct Market Farms� � Recent recalls and outbreaks involving fresh produce, and evolving risk management expectations at all farming and marketing scales, are driving attention to water quality management during pre-shipment washing and cooling. This webinar will focus on the most common Frequently Asked Questions from small-scale and direct marketing farm operations seeking to install or improve their wash system. Participants will hear "plain-language" science-based responses to these FAQs, as well as peer-to-peer experiences of growers working through the challenges of designing and managing a wash system that fits their resources and meets their food safety goals. Following brief informational presentations a question and answer session will provide the opportunity to further explore system management and monitoring options and focus on key needs in this important aspect of an overall farm safety plan.� � Speaker: Trevor V. Suslow, Ph.D., University of California, Davis Moderator: Robert Whitaker, Produce Marketing Association � Register Now Open to public, no fee. � � About CPS The Center for Produce Safety is focused exclusively on providing the produce industry and government with open access to the actionable information needed to continually enhance the safety of produce. Established by public and private partnership at the University of California, Davis, CPS funds original research; has created a searchable database of global produce safety research; and is developing industry training and outreach programs. Initial funding for CPS was provided by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the University of California, Produce Marketing Association and Taylor Farms. For more information, visit�http://cps.ucdavis.edu.

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