According to the requirements of the systems approach for the export of stone fruits to Canada and the work plan for the export of apricots to Mexico … participating packing facilities must have trained employees to conduct the cull cutting portion of these protocols.  Mexico requires two trained technical employees, while Canada merely requires that trained people do the work.

Due to COVID-19, Washington State Department of Agriculture will conduct training for packinghouse technical employees in fruit cutting and larval identification over Skype this year:

Thursday, May 28, 2020

10:00 AM  –  11:00 AM   …   or
2:00 PM  –  to 3:00 PM

on Skype: https://join.skype.com/OZe2E96Jwwle

 PLEASE R.S.V.P. (or if you have questions):  Joshua Milnes at: (509) 220-1134 or email: jmilnes@agr.wa.gov