Chemical Practices, Chemicals, Pesticides

• Predicting Susceptibility of 'Gala' Apples to Lenticel Breakdown Disorder: Guidelines for Using the Dye Uptake Test by Dr. Eric Curry and Dr. Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Bin and Storage Room Sanitation by Peter L. Sholberg (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Chlorine Disinfectants and ORP Control by Douglas G. Kelley (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Use of Ozone in Storage and Packing Facilities by Joseph L. Smilanick (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Sanitizers for Citrus Packinghouse Recirculated Water Systems by Mark A. Ritenour, Steven A. Sargent and Jeffrey K. Brecht (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Exporting Without Methyl Bromide by James D. Hansen (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• New Postharvest Chemicals: The Environmental Protection Agency and the Risk Cup by Dr. H. Wally Ewart
• International Chemical Standards by Mike Willett
• Wash Water Sanitation: How Do I Compare Different Systems? by Devon Zagory, Ph.D.
• Registration of Yeast Will Add New Biofungicide by Rene Featherstone (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Considerations in Using Ethephon and ReTain To Regulate Maturity of Deciduous Tree Fruit by Dr. Eric A. Curry, Plant Physiologist
• Proper Management of Your DPA Program Can Save You Money and Headaches! by W.J. McPhee
• The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 by Dr. Hugh W. Ewart, Vice President for Scientific Affairs
• Importance of Methyl Bromide to Cherries by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Rovral's Postharvest Use Canceled For Stone Fruit by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Chemicals Are in First Group For Review by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Practical Grower by Phil VanBuskirk (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Will Alternatives to Fumigants Be Ready In Time? by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Chemical Safety: What You Can Mix and What You Can't by Maurice Smith
• New Generation of Postharvest Biocontrols Coming by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Industry Represented in Codex Residue Group by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Biocontrols May Take Longer to Register in Other Countries by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Chlorine Dioxide by Gary Apel
• Filtration to Remove Spores of Penicillium Expansum from Water
  in Pome Fruit Packinghouses by Robert A. Spotts and L. A. Cervantes
• Overview of Ozone Use at Snokist Growers by Brad Tukey
• Preharvest Practices to Minimize Postharvest Decay by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Residue Tolerances for Postharvest Chemicals by Northwest Horticultural Council
• Matching Nitrogen Equipment to Your Needs by Dr. Henry Waelti, Extension Agricultural Engineer and Dr. Ralph P. Cavalieri, Assistant Professor
• Dump Tank Chemicals by Gary W. Apel
• Control of Major Postharvest Apple Diseases by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
  Parts of this article are adapted from earlier papers by Dr. Charles F. Pierson, USDA (retired) and Dr. Eugene M. Kupferman
• Using Chlorine in the Packinghouse by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Natural Waxes on Fruits by P. E. Kolattukudy

Environmental Practices and Water Quality Issues

• Water Quality, Water Availability, and Salmon Recovery by Polly Zehm, Regional Director
• New Postharvest Chemicals: The Environmental Protection Agency and the Risk Cup by Dr. H. Wally Ewart
• Wastewater Sampling Techniques by Laura Laurent Mrachek
• The Fresh Fruit Packing General Wastewater Discharge Permit: Compliance Trends and Permit Re-Issuance by Steven R. Huber, General Permit Manager
• Reducing Emissions from Forklifts by Phil Hanford
• Postharvest Chemicals Are in First Group For Review by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Postulations: The Apple Grower and the Elephant by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Filtration to Remove Spores of Penicillium Expansum from Water
  in Pome Fruit Packinghouses by Robert A. Spotts and L. A. Cervantes
• Overview of Ozone Use at Snokist Growers by Brad Tukey
• Preharvest Practices to Minimize Postharvest Decay by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist

Packaging and MAP

• Requirements for Successful Forced-Air Cooling by James Thompson, P.E. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Factors Involved in Developing Apples Slices by Peter M.A. Toivonen, P. Delaquis, M. Cliff, A.L. Moyls, and T. Beveridge (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• What Modified Atmosphere Packaging
  Can and Can't Do for You by Devon Zagory, Ph.D.
• A Brief Summary of Some Package Labeling Issues by Dr. Michael J. Willett, Technical Issues Manager
• Should We Use Plastic Bins? by Henry Waelti, Extension Agricultural Engineer

Food and Laboratory Safety, Sanitation

• Chlorine Disinfectants and ORP Control by Douglas G. Kelley (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Bin and Storage Room Sanitation by Peter L. Sholberg (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Food Safety/Food Security: Will It Be Important? by Christian Schlect (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Retaining and Motivating Employees by Larry Memmott (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Sanitizers for Citrus Packinghouse Recirculated Water Systems by Mark A. Ritenour, Steven A. Sargent and Jeffrey K. Brecht (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Wash Water Sanitation: How Do I Compare Different Systems? by Devon Zagory, Ph.D.
• Food Safety: The Commercial Advantage by Steve Fox
• How to Prevent Diseases of Fruit in Storage by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Postulations: The Apple Grower and the Elephant by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 by Dr. Hugh W. Ewart, Vice President for Scientific Affairs
• Process Safety Management: Compliance of Refrigeration Plants by Greg Jourdan
• Chemical Safety: What You Can Mix and What You Can't by Maurice Smith
• Minimizing Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Dr. Robert Spotts, Dr. Peter Sanderson and Kenn Brown (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Fresh Packers Await Food Safety Guidelines by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Industry Represented in Codex Residue Group by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Preharvest Practices to Minimize Postharvest Decay by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Dump Tank Chemicals by Gary W. Apel
• Potential For Explosions In CA Storage Facilities by Dr. Henry Waelti, WSU Agricultural Engineer(1) and Dr. Eugene M. Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist(2)
• Using Chlorine in the Packinghouse by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Low Oxygen Hazard In CA Storage by G. D. Blanpied, Department of Pomology and L. D. Baker, Agricultural Engineering
• Carbon Monoxide in Storage Rooms and Packing Houses by Dr. Eugene Kupferman(1) and Henry Waelti(2)

Regulatory Issues and Quality Control

• Organic Certification in the United States and Europe by Miles McEvoy (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Making Sense of Organic, Food Safety and Food Security Certification Programs by Mike Willett (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Fresh Fruit Packing General Permit Renewal: The Fruit Industry and WSDOE Working Together by Steve Huber and Brent Milne (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Quality Assurance Based on Sensory Evaluation by Margaret Cliff (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Exporting Without Methyl Bromide by James D. Hansen (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Organic Regulations for Washington and USA by Miles McEvoy (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Registration of Yeast Will Add New Biofungicide by Rene Featherstone (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• International Chemical Standards by Mike Willett
• Food Safety: The Commercial Advantage by Steve Fox
• Water Quality, Water Availability, and Salmon Recovery by Polly Zehm, Regional Director
• Inspection Changes Should Keep Customers Satisfied by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Postulations: The Apple Grower and the Elephant by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• The Fresh Fruit Packing General Wastewater Discharge Permit: Compliance Trends and Permit Re-Issuance by Steven R. Huber, General Permit Manager
• Potential Areas of Research for Modification of the Fresh Fruit Packing General Permit by Dr. R. McLaughlin
• The "Partners in Quality" Program by Ms. Leanne L. Skelton, Assistant Head
• Wastewater Sampling Techniques by Laura Laurent Mrachek
• Modern Labor Realities by Hans van Someren Greve
• The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 by Dr. Hugh W. Ewart, Vice President for Scientific Affairs
• A Brief Summary of Some Package Labeling Issues by Dr. Michael J. Willett, Technical Issues Manager
• Importance of Methyl Bromide to Cherries by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Rovral's Postharvest Use Canceled For Stone Fruit by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Chemicals Are in First Group For Review by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Process Safety Management: Compliance of Refrigeration Plants by Greg Jourdan
• Will Alternatives to Fumigants Be Ready In Time? by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Biocontrols May Take Longer to Register in Other Countries by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Search Continues For Quarantine Treatments by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Industry Represented in Codex Residue Group by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Residue Tolerances for Postharvest Chemicals by Northwest Horticultural Council
• Natural Waxes on Fruits by P. E. Kolattukudy

Information Technology and New Technology

• Requirements for Successful Forced-Air Cooling by James Thompson, P.E. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• New High-Tech Methods to Solve Old Decay Problems by Dr. Robert Spotts and Maryna Serdani (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Technology and Automation--Can It Decrease Warehouse Costs/Improve Grower Returns? by Hans van Someren Gréve (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Energy Efficiency in Fruit Storage Warehouses by Marcus H. Wilcox (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Progress Report by Rich Ozanich (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Minimizing Energy Use in Storage by Jack Staples (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Reducing Energy Costs in Fruit Storage Warehouses by Martin L. Hellickson and Robert A. Baskins (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Comparison of Pome Fruit Firmness Testing Instruments by Eugene Kupferman and Nairanjana Dasgupta (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Bar-Coding Individual Fruit by Bill Hallier
• Evaporator Fan Variable Frequency Drive Effects on Energy and Fruit Quality by Robert D. Morton and Mike L. McDevitt
• Improving Plant Operations Using Information Technology by Welcome Sauer
• Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Background and Application to Tree Fruit Quality Measurements by Dr. Richard M. Ozanich, Jr.
• Researchers Make Progress on Fresh-Cut Tree Fruits by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• The Evaporator Fan VFD Initiative by Marcus H. Wilcox, P.E. President and Robert D. Morton P.E., Vice President
• Changes in Pear CA Storage Rooms as Influenced by Evaporator Fan Operation by Dr. Martin L. Hellickson(1), P.E., Associate Professor and Robert A. Baskins(2), Refrigeration Manager
• Evaluation of Ammonia Sensors for Controlled-Atmosphere (CA) Applications by Dr. Jeffrey Griffin¹, Seth Poulson and Lawrence Carter², and Dr. Nate Reed³
• Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission's Postharvest Projects by Jim Doornink, Chairman, WTFRC
• Evaporator Fan VSD's: Fruit Quality Considerations by Jack W. Staples
• Reducing Emissions from Forklifts by Phil Hanford
• Quarantine Treatment For Sweet Cherries by Lisa Neven, Stephen R. Drake (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Quarantine Treatment Enhances Fruit Quality by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Private Research Program Focuses on Practical Issues by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Ammonia Leak Detection in CA Storage by Steve Houston, President
• Improving Aging Refrigeration Systems in the Fruit Industry by Marcus H. Wilcox
• Detection of Watercore in Apples by Ralph Cavalieri
• Energy Savings Associated with Computer Control of Refrigeration by Terry Ingham
• Evaluating Apple Firmness Sensors by Marvin Pitts(1), Ralph Cavalieri(1), Steve Drake(2) and John Fellman(3)
• Elastic Modulus: What Is It? by Marvin Pitts and Ralph Cavalieri(1), Steve Drake(2), and John Fellman(3)
• Warehouse Electrical Systems by Paul Gray
• Near Infrared Sorting for the Washington Apple Industry by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Operation and Energy Benefits of Computerized Control Systems by Dan Black
• Thermosyphon Oil Cooling Demonstration Project by Shaun M. Seaman
• Several Techniques Detect Apple Watercore by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Adaptability of Nuclear Technology Explored by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Lighting Systems for Fruit Sorting by Daniel Guyer, Roger Brook, and Edward Timm
• European Apple Warehouse Practices by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Reducing Energy Costs in CA Storage by J.A. Bartsch, Agricultural Engineer, Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering
• Energy Conservation in Apple Storages by Henry Waelti
• Measuring Fruit Firmness with a Penetrometer by William J. Bramlage

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