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FSMA Water Quality Workshops
This training for orchard and packinghouse food-safety managers will review sampling and testing methodologies to address microbial water quality in irrigation source waters necessary for compliance with FSMA agricultural water testing requirements.The classroom instruction will cover location, timing, testing equipment and practices.
WA 38 June Field Days – Storage Evaluation and Mechanical Pruning Demonstration
Wednesday June 1, 2016
9:30 to 11:00 am WSU ROZA Orchard
3:00 to 4:30 pm WSU Sunrise Orchard
Join us at one or both locations for horticultural recommendations and storage evaluations.
- See the impact of pruning and training strategies on the canopy.
- See a demonstration of mechanical pruning.
- Review the results of storage evaluations.
- See how last year’s heat effected fruit quality.
- See and taste fruit MCP-treated and non-treated.
- Fruit from two locations with different soils.
Stone Fruit Export Cert. Training
This training is for packing house technicians responsible for cull cutting stone fruit being packed for Mexico or B.C., Canada. Training includes identification of Oriental fruit moth larvae, sampling method and associated documentation.
Two sessions are scheduled:
- May 18 at 10am, WSDA Classroom, 21 N 1st. Ave., Yakima
- May 20 at 10am, WSU TFREC lg. conf. rm., 1100 N Western Ave.,Wenatchee
EVENTS
Tuesday May 17, 2016 FSMA Water Quality Testing Workshop. Wenatchee, WA
Wednesday May 18, 2016 Stone Fruit Export Certification Training. Yakima, WA
Thursday May 19, 2016 FSMA Water Quality Testing Workshop. Union Gap, WA
Friday May 20, 2016 Stone Fruit Export Certification Training. Wenatchee, WA
Wednesday June 1, 2016 WA 38 June Field Days – Storage Evaluation and Mechanical Pruning Demonstration. 9:30 to 11:00 am Prosser, WA; 3:00 to 4:30 pm Rock Island, WA
