Desert Fresh Produce Safety Collaborative Field Conference 2015

 

Please join us for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s 1st Annual Desert Fresh Produce Safety Collaborative Field Conference in Yuma, Arizona from 8:00am to 4:00pm on March 31st! This unique, hands-on conference will focus on increasing collaboration between produce safety sectors, and is open to small- and large-farm producers, researchers, students, regulatory agencies and anyone with an interest in fresh produce safety.

Morning workshops will cover subjects including: animal intrusion into produce fields; post-harvest food safety; and food safety for the small farmer. Afternoon activities will take place in the field at the Yuma Agricultural Center, and will include a mock post-outbreak interview with media, animal trapping and monitoring techniques, and risk assessment.

 

For more information and registration, contact Paula Kahn-Rivadeniera, Extension Specialist at the Yuma Agricultural Center, at pkrivadeneira@email.arizona.edu.