Previous Events
Past Postharvest events and workshops.
2023
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 25
Packinghouse Day Program & Exhibitor List
Presentations
- Update on Trade Issues Related to Fresh Citrus (no PowerPoint) - Dan Richey
- Overview of Citrus Fruit Export Requirements
- Paul A. Mears
Fresh Fruit Shipping Procedures - Citrus Under Protective Screen is a Profitable Solution for Fresh Market Citrus - Arnold Schuman
- Injection of Oxytetracycline for HLB Management
- Ute Albrecht - Global Changes in Packaging Regulations and How they Impact Citrus Grower/Shippers - Max Teplitski
- Ag Labor Updates (presentation not available)
- Jamie Fussell - New Options for Decay Control of Fresh Citrus
- Mark Ritenour - John T Lesley award - Chuck Alison
Michel & Veronique Sallin acceptance video
2022
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 25
Packinghouse Day Program & Exhibitor List
Presentations
- H2 Visa Options for Packinghouse Workforce Needs (presentation not available) - Jamie Fussell, Jr.
- Overview of Citrus Fruit Export Requirements - Paul A. Mears
Fresh Fruit Shipping Procedures - Exploring the Use of Brassinosteroids to Advance Maturation in Citrus Fruit - Fernando Alferez
- Food Safety Auditing Scheme Options (presentation not available) - Rich Gauss
- Effectiveness of Preharvest-Applied Fungicides and Postharvest Chlorine Dioxide Gas for Reducing Diplodia Stem-end Rot on Fresh Grapefruit - Mark Ritenour
- John T Lesley award
2021
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 26
Presentations - links to video recordings & presentation
- Welcome and Update on UF Programs Related to Fresh Citrus
Dr. Michael Rogers
Professor and Center Director
UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred - Welcome from UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department
Dr. Christopher Gunter
Professor and newly appointed Department Chair, Gainesville - Update on USDA Programs Related to Fresh Citrus
Dr. Erin Rosskopf
USDA ARS, Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce - Moderator and Opening Remarks
Mr. Peter Chaires
Executive Vice President
Florida Citrus Packers, Maitland - Update on Trade Issues Related to Fresh Citrus
Dan Richey – Riverfront Groves, Inc., Gifford - Overview of Citrus Fruit Export Requirements
Paul A. Mears - Florida CHRP Coordinator, USDA APHIS PPQ - Update from the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
Keith Klopfer - Law Enforcement Chief, Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, FDACS - Consumer Trends and Fresh Florida Citru
Samantha Lane - Director, Global Marketing, Florida Department of Citrus - FSMA PSR Inspection and Outreach Update
Scott McClure & Kirby Quam - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - GFSI Benchmarked Food Safety Schemes
Jill Dunlop - Program Coordinator – USDA-AMS, Specialty Crops Inspection Division - Update from Cold Hardy Citrus Association
Kim Jones – Florida Georgia Citrus, Monticello - Roundup of Fruit Decay, MRL, and Greasy-green Updates
Mark Ritenour – UF/IFAS Indian River REC, Fort Pierce
2020
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 20
Presentations - links to video recordings & presentation
- Opening Remarks
Mark Ritenour - Welcome & Housekeeping
Anne Plotto - Updated on USDA Programs
Peter Chaires - Moderator & Opening Remarks - Update on Trade Issues Related to Fresh Citrus & Overview of Citrus Fruit Export Requirements
Dan Richey – Riverfront Groves, Inc., Gifford
Paul A. Mears – Florida CHRP Coordinator, USDA APHIS PPQ.. Presentation pdf - Florida Fresh Citrus Fruit: Prospects for the 2020-21 Season
Marisa L. Zansler - Director, Economic and Market Research, Florida Department of Citrus.
Presentation pdf - Introduction to the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
Keith Klopfer - Law Enforcement Chief, Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, FDACS, White Springs.
Presentation pdf - Food Safety Update, Impacts Related to COVID-19 and Q&A Session
Michelle Danyluk - UF/IFAS Citrus REC, Lake Alfred
Keith Schneider – UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition, Gainesville
Scott McClure – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Chelsea Peebles – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Exploring Citrus Hybrids Tolerant to HLB
Anne Plotto – USDA ARS Horticultural Research Laboratory. Presentation pdf - Updates on Fresh Fruit Decay Control and Maximum Residue Limits
Mark Ritenour – UF/IFAS Indian River REC,
Presentation pdf
2019
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 19
Packinghouse Day Program & Exhibitor List
Presentations
- Update on Trade Issues Related to Fresh Citrus (presentation not available) - Dan Richey
- Overview of Citrus Fruit Export Requirements to the EU - Peter T. Grace
- Update on Fresh Citrus Food Safety - Scott McClure and Leah Tapley
- Nano-emulsion Coatings and Use of Antimicrobial Ginger Essential Oil on Citrus - Elizabeth Baldwin
- Managing fruit yield and quality of ‘Valencia’, ‘SugarBelle’ and ‘Tango’ with PGRs - Fernando Alferez
- Choosing Fresh Citrus Varieties for a CUPS Production System - Arnold Schumann
- How Do We Obtain Well-Colored Tango and Vernia Fresh Fruit? - Mark Ritenour
- John T. Lesley award
2018
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 23
Packinghouse Day Program & Exhibitor List
Presentations
- A Review of European Union Fresh Fruit Shipping Requirements - Steve Bonstedt
- Opening up Fast Track - Peter Chaires
- Endogenous, Environmental, and Cultural Factors Influencing Postharvest Quality inCitrus - Fernando Alferez
- Pre-harvest Factors Affecting Fruit Quality and Consumer Preference (presentation not available) - Yu Wang
- Food Safety Update - Travis Chapin & Sydney Stone
- Update on Natural Colorants to Improve Skin Color of Fresh Citrus - Jinhe Bai
- Postharvest Performance of Fast Track Selections (expanded from original presentation) - Mark Ritenour
Postharvest Performance of 'Sugar Belle' - John T. Lesley award
2017
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 25
Packinghouse Day Program & Exhibitor List
Presentations
- USDA Fresh Fruit Packing Interstate and Export Updates - David Munyan
- Flavor and Consumer Science for Supply Security and Flexibility in the HLB Era - Yu Wang
- Tale of Two Diseases: HLB and Diplodia - Elizabeth Baldwin
- Degreening Difficult-to-Degreen Citrus Fruit: Can it be done? - Mark Ritenour
- Validating E. coli (as a surrogate for Salmonella) Reductions on the Surface of Grapefruit During Various Packingline Processes (presentation not available) - Michelle Danyluk
- FSMA/PSR: Overview & Update on Rollout/Implementation in Florida (no PowerPoint) - Scott McClure
- John T. Lesley award - George F. Hamner
2016
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 25
Packinghouse Day Program & Exhibitor List
Presentations
- Secrets to successfully handling small fruit on commercial citrus packinglines - Mary Lu Arpaia
- Update on FSMA: Training, Readiness Review, and Implementation - Travis Chapin
- Update on FSMA: Traceback & Recall - Doug Archer
- Formulating a natural colorant containing wax for a one-step color-add application for fresh citrus - Jinhe Bai
- Current and New Tools for Controlling Postharvest Decay of Fresh Citrus - Mark Ritenour
- Fast and Automatic Inspection of Citrus HLB and Other Common Defects - Dana Choi
- EXIM Bank – Offering Credit Terms to Foreign Buyers while Protecting Your Assets - Elizabeth Thomas
- John T. Lesley award - Frank M. Hunt III
2015
Indian River Citrus School
Handling and Processing Program
September 22
Presentations
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10:00 a.m. Introduction (Tripti Vashisth, UF/IFAS Citrus REC)
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10:05 a.m. Preharvest Development and Control of Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens (Pam Roberts, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida REC)
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10:35 a.m. Environmental and Chemical Methods to Reduce Postharvest Decay of Citrus Fruit (Mark Ritenour, UF/IFAS Indian River REC)
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11:00 a.m. Effects of Preharvest Factors on Fruit Development and Quality (Anne Plotto, USDA)
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11:30 a.m. The Effects of Preharvest Factors on Postharvest Decay (Pam Roberts, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida REC)
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11:45 a.m. The Effect of HLB on Preharvest Development of Diplodia stem-end rot (Wei Zhao, USDA)
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12:00 p.m. Lunch sponsored by JBT FoodTech
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1:00 p.m. Effects of Preharvest Factors on Postharvest Physiological Disorders (Mark Ritenour, UF/IFAS Indian River REC)
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1:15 p.m. Maintaining Citrus Fruit Quality During Degreening (Mark Ritenour, UF/IFAS Indian River REC)
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1:30 p.m. Alternatives to the Use of Color-Add (Xiuxiu Sun, UF/IFAS Indian River REC)
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1:45 p.m. The Effects of HLB and HLB Management Practices on Citrus Fruit Quality (Liz Baldwin, USDA)
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2:00 p.m. What do consumers really care about in fresh citrus? (Liz Baldwin, USDA)
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2:15 p.m. Flavor Quality of Some Current and New Fresh Citrus Cultivars in Florida. (Anne Plotto, USDA)
2015
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 27
Packinghouse Day Program
Exhibitor List
Presentations
- What to Expect in the Final Preventive Controls Rule and How Might it Affect the Citrus Industry? – Purnendu C. Vasavada
- Are You Ready for Implementation of the US Produce Safety Rule? – Michelle Danyluk
- Preharvest Fruit Drop and its Implications for Flavor of Oranges – Elizabeth Baldwin
- Evaluation of Natural Colorants and their Application on Citrus Fruit, Is a Replacement for Citrus Red No. 2 in Sight? – Jinhe Ba
- The Effect of Fungicides, Essential Oils, and Heated Solutions on Citrus Black Spot Lesion Development After Harvest– Mark Ritenour
- Presentation of the John T. Lesley Award - Dennis P. Broadaway
2014
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 21
Packinghouse Day Program
Exhibitor List
Presentations
- Maintaining Trade Markets via a Citrus Black Spot Probabilistic Risk Model - Tim Gottwald
- Export Protocols for This Season – Michael Mulligan
- Revised Tangerine/Mandarin Classifications – Peter Chaires
- Understanding Packaging for Citrus and the Distribution Environment - Jean Pierre Emond
- Update on Citrus Fruit UV Light Treatments - Kevin Folta
- Fruit Contact Water Under FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule – What’s New for Florida Citrus – Michelle Danyluk
- Why Huanglongbing/Greening Causes Preharvest Fruit Drop and What are the Physical Properties of the Diseased Fruits - Jinhe Bai
- Update on Fruit Quality Issues, Peel Breakdown, and Decay Control – Mark Ritenour
- John T. Lesley Award - Duke Chadwell
2013
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 29
Packinghouse Day Program
Exhibitor List
Presentations
- Industry’s Response to FDA’s Proposed Food Safety Rules – Peter Chaires
- Microbial Water Quality in the Proposed Produce Safety Rule and Fate Indicators in the Grove, Year 2 – Michelle Danyluk
- John T. Leslie Award Recipient - Will Wardowski
- Regulatory Update on Citrus Black Spot, Citrus Canker, and Sweet Orange Scab – David Munyan
- Laser Labeling for Citrus; Approved by FDA – Ed Etxeberria
- Non-destructive Sensing Technologies and Applications – Wonsuk “Daniel” Lee
- The State of Immigration Reform – Mike Carlton
- Controlling Early Season Brown Rot on Fresh Citrus – Mark Ritenour
2012
Citrus Packinghouse Day and Indian River Postharvest Workshop
August 23 & 24
Packinghouse Day Program
Exhibitor List
Presentations
- Highlights of new release procedures for IFAS fresh citrus varieties – Peter Chaires
- New fresh citrus cultivars for Florida – Fred Gmitter
- Using sensory evaluation to drive how we handle fresh citrus fruit – Mary Lu Arpaia
- Taste test performance of new Florida tangerine cultivars – Anne Plotto
- Potential impacts of health care reform on Florida's fresh citrus industry – Mike Carlton
- Update on fungicides and decay control for fresh citrus – Mark Ritenour & Jan Narciso
- Update on the FSMA proposed rule, food safety, and indicators in the grove – Michelle Danyluk
2011
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 25
Packinghouse Day Program (322KB pdf)
Exhibitor List (49KB pdf)
Presentations
- Fifty Years of Packinghouse Day – David Hall (6,549KB pdf)
Video recording of the presentation - The Importance of a Strong Food Safety Program - Richard Kinney & Ray Chandler
Video recording of the presentation
- An Update of Federal Produce Safety Activities – Mickey Parish (513KB pdf)
Video recording of the presentation
- Harmonization of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) – Martha Roberts (3,661KB pdf)
Video recording of the presentation
- Development of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) for Fresh Florida Citrus Producers – Peter Chaires (531KB pdf)
Video recording of the presentation - Panel Discussion
Video recording of the presentation
- Package Inserts for Postharvest Disease and Canker Control – Jan Narciso (1,085KB pdf)
Video recording of the presentation - New Citrus Varieties & Closing remarks - Peter Chaires & Mohamed Ismail
Video recording of the presentation
2010
Citrus Packinghouse Day and Indian River Postharvest Workshop
August 26 & 27
Packinghouse Day Program (197KB pdf)
Exhibitor List (39KB pdf)
Presentations
- APHIS Response to Citrus Black Spot in Florida--Michael Hornyak and Dave Munyan (347KB pdf)
- Challenges in the Citrus Black Spot (CBS) Health Management for the Fresh Fruit Market--Eduardo Feichtenberger (1.95MB pdf)
- Citrus Black Spot (Guignardia citricarpa): Identification, Biology and Control--Megan Dewdney and Natalia Peres (427KB pdf)
- Citrus Sorting Using Ultraviolet Illumination to Eliminate Infected and Damaged Fruit--David Obenland
- Pre- and Postharvest Practices to Reduce Peel Breakdown of Fresh Citrus--Mark Ritenour (191KB pdf)
- Response of FDACS DPI to Citrus Black Spot in Florida--Tim Schubert (336KB pdf)
- Studies of the Effects of Commercial Copper Sprays on E. coli--Jan Narciso (203KB pdf)
2009
Citrus Packinghouse Day and Indian River Postharvest Workshop
August 27 & 28
Packinghouse Day Program (184KB pdf)
Exhibitor List (39KB pdf)
Presentations
- Citrus Packing Line Fruit Blemish and Disease Elimination Using Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging Technology--Burks
- Citrus-Specific GAPs and the Need for Continued HACCP-Based Training for Florida’s Fresh Producers and Packers--Danyluk (367KB pdf)
- Issues in Successfully Completing Third Party Certification Programs: GAPs, HACCP and Fruit Quality--Ziegler (68KB pdf)
- Possibilities for Grading Fresh Citrus before Degreening--Ritenour (192KB pdf)
- Recent Research in California to Minimize Postharvest Decay of Citrus by Pre- and Postharvest Actions--Smilanick (687KB pdf)
2008
Citrus Packinghouse Day and Indian River Postharvest Workshop
September 11 &16
Packinghouse Day Program (85KB pdf)
Exhibitor List (41KB pdf)
Presentations
- Changing Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Important Markets--Ritenour (364KB pdf)
- Laser Etching--Exteberria (427KB pdf)
- Moving Towards Commodity-Specific GAPs--Danyluk (369KB pdf)
- Reducing Peel Breakdown of Fresh Grapefruit--Ritenour (568KB pdf)
- Update, New Varieties Development and Management Corporation--Chairs (609KB pdf)
2007
Citrus Packinghouse Day and Indian River Postharvest Workshop
September 6 &13
Packinghouse Day Program (74KB pdf)
Exhibitor List (41KB pdf)
Presentations
- Argentine Citrus Handling Practices Related to Canker--Ritenour (498KB pdf)
- Citrus Canker Regulations--Gomes (200KB pdf)
- Exploring the Potential for Electronic Grading of Canker on Fruit--Burks (857KB pdf)
- Laser Etching--Etxeberria (175KB pdf)
2006
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 17
Program (97KB pdf)
Exhibitor List (44KB pdf)
Presentations
- Citrus Canker on Fresh Fruit--Tim Gottwald
- New Fresh Citrus Cultivars for Florida--Jude Grosser
Black and white (1.22MB pdf); Color (423KB pdf) - New Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Fresh Citrus to Export Markets--Mark Ritenour (204KB pdf)
- Postharvest Peel Pitting Relating to Rapid Changes in Relative Humidity--Fernando Alferez, Jackie Burns (283KB pdf)
- Preharvest Fungicides to Reduce Postharvest Decay of Fresh Citrus--James Salvatore, Mark Ritenour (81KB pdf)
- Reduction of Xanthomonas on Surfaces--Jan Narciso
- Shipping Fresh Citrus Under the New Canker Quarantine Regulations--Biology and Identification--Tim Schubert
Black and white (406KB pdf); Color (189KB pdf) - Shipping Fresh Citrus Under the New Canker Quarantine Regulations--Regulatory Issues--Mark Estes (487KB pdf)
2005
Indian River Postharvest Workshop
September 8
Program (21KB pdf)
Citrus Packinghouse Day
September 1
Program
Training Workshops (49KB pdf)
Exhibitor List (31KB pdf)
Presentations
- Citrus Canker Update on Eradication Progress and Regulatory Issues--Mark Estes (367KB pdf)
- Color Separation of Florida Citrus Prior to Degreening--William Miller (124KB pdf)
- How to Pass a Food Safety Audit--Juan Muniz (1MB pdf)
- Overview of BRC Food Safety Requirements--Juan Muniz (22KB pdf)
- Sanitizers in Packinghouses--Jan Narciso (159KB pdf)
- Update on Issues of Packinghouse Food Safety and Biosecurity--Renee Goodrich (457KB pdf)
2004
Citrus Packinghouse Day
Cancelled due to Hurricane Frances
2003
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 21
Presentations
- Changes in the California Citrus Industry--Mary Lu Arpaia (1.10MB pdf)
- Citrus Packinghouse Food Safety--The Latest Issues--Renee Goodrich (180KB pdf)
- The Economics of the Fresh Citrus Industry--Tom Spreen (59KB pdf)
- Factors Influencing Quality of Early Season Florida Citrus--Mohamed Ismail, Huating Dou
- New Variety Options for the Fresh Market--Harold Browning (463KB pdf)
- Potential New Fungicides for Fresh Citrus--John Zhang, Patricia Swingle (780KB pdf)
- What are the Environmental and Tree Conditions that Cause Sheepnosing in Grapefruit?--Jim Syvertsen (319KB pdf)
Postharvest Institute at FACTS
April 29-30
Presentations
- "Postharvest 101" Overview of Postharvest Biology (1.93MB pdf)
- Ethylene Treatments for Ripening & Degreening (1.11MB)
2002
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 29
Presentations
- Commercial and Experimental Developments in California for the Control of Postharvest Diseases--Joseph Smilanick (548KB pdf)
- Effects of Preharvest Fungicides and Other Compounds on Postharvest Decay Control--Robert Pelosi (16KB pdf)
- Food Security for Packinghouses--Marion Fuller (244KB pdf)
- Fresh-Cut Citrus: Wave of the Future--Paul D'Albora, John D'Albora (244KB pdf)
- Fresh Produce Audit Verification Program--Robert Spann (196KB pdf)
- Non-Destructive Brix Sensing of Florida Grapefruit and Honey Tangerines--William Miller (130KB pdf)
- Quarantine Issues and the Current Status of Importation of Spanish Clementines into the United States--Connie Riherd (589KB pdf)
- User Friendly Access to Postharvest Citrus Information on the Internet--Mohamed Ismail, Mark Ritenour (960KB pdf)
2001
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 30
Presentations
- Citrus Postharvest Decay Control: Synthetic Fungicides and Natural Control--Jiuxu Zhang (78KB pdf)
- Evaluation of Automation for Florida Citrus Packinghouses--William M. Miller (100KB pdf)
- Food Safety--James W. Rushing (685KB pdf)
- Food Safety: The Role of Traceback--Renée Goodrich (17KB pdf)
- Principles of Packinghouse Food Safety--Mark Ritenour (536KB pdf)
- Stem-End Rind Breakdown of Citrus--Huating Dou, Mark Ritenour (117KB pdf)
2000
Citrus Packinghouse Day
August 17
Presentations
- Green Ring--Mark Ritenour (1.52MB pdf)
- International Movement of Fresh Florida Citrus--Suzanne Thornsbury (29KB pdf)
- Measures to Minimize Chilling Injury of Citrus Fruit--H. Dou (491KB pdf)
- Refrigerated Conditions in storing Florida Citrus--Bill Miller (1.46MB pdf)
- Sanitation and HACCP--Steven Pao (5.85MB pdf)
- Volume Fill Packaging--Steve Maxwell (2.27MB pdf)
