Storage Crop Facility School: Smaller-Scale Mixed Vegetable Storage
Event Details
Date
December 8, 2020
Time
9:00am - 2:00pm
Location
via Zoom
Cost
FREE!
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramMargie Lund
607-377-9109
email Margie Lund
Join us for this FREE online event to hear the latest information on smaller-scale storage and storage of mixed vegetables. Speakers from across the Northeast and Midwest will be presenting on cold storage construction, humidity and ventilation management, tactics for better storage of produce, decreasing diseases in storage, funding opportunities, and farm food safety considerations for storage facilities.
AGENDA:
9:00 AM - Introduction and overview
9:05-9:30 - Cold storage construction - what to look for in design and materials -- Chris Callahan, University of Vermont
9:30-10:00 - Humidity and ventilation management -- Chris Callahan, University of Vermont
10:00-11:00 - Keeping crops fresh for market -- Scott Sanford, University of Wisconsin
11:00-11:30 - Decreasing potato diseases in storage -- Steve Johnson, University of Maine
11:30-12:00 - Decreasing cabbage Alternaria in storage -- Chris Smart, Cornell University
12:00-12:30 - Funding programs for upgrading or building new facilities, equipment -- Karen Rugenstein, Farm Service Agency
12:30-1:00 - Farm food safety considerations for storage -- Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
1:00-1:30 - NYS Farm to School program -- Becky O'Connor, Harvest NY
1:30-2:00 - Additional time for questions and further discussion with speakers
REGISTRATION:
This FREE event will be held online via Zoom or you can listen in by phone. Registration is required. Only those who register will receive meeting attendance information. To register, please email Margie Lund and include the name(s), phone number, and email of those who plan to attend.
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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