This session is for large and medium-scale growers who need up-to-the-minute research results and practices regarding on-farm produce safety.

*  Postharvest Water Management Best Practices for Apples
This half-hour session will share findings from a recent study of postharvest wash water in apple flumes and dunk tanks in Michigan and nationally. The session will be incredibly valuable to those apple growers and processors who have their packhouses regularly audited for produce safety.
8:30am - 9:00am
Claire Murphy - Washington State University

*  What Happened with Cyclospora This Summer and What Do We Have to Be Concerned with Going Forward?
This half-hour talk will review the scope of this summer's cyclospora outbreak in the Great Lakes Region and review the biology of the parasite. We will also talk about lessons growers can take going forward to reduce their risk.
9:00am - 9:30am
Laura Strawn - Virginia Tech