Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Field Day and Workshop
:: April 22, 2009

Addressing Processors’ Questions

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
Immokalee, FL

• Brochure
• Pamphlet - Current Challenges of Mechanical Harvesting Technology for Citrus
• Handout - Abscission Trials

Agenda

7:30 am
Registration, coffee & wake-up refreshments

7:45 am
Welcome and program outline – Dr. Christine Waddill (UF/IFAS), Dr. John Dunckelman (UF/IFAS) and Dr. Fritz Roka, (UF/IFAS)

8:00 am
Field trip to grove site to observe Oxbo canopy shaker and other harvesting equipment:

• Abscission Demonstration - Dr. Bob Ebel (UF/IFAS)
• Yield monitoring and Other Machine Enhancements – Dr Reza Ehsani (UF/IFAS)

10:30 am
Return to SWFREC-Immokalee for presentations:

• CMNP Registration - Dr. Taw Richardson (AgroSource, Inc.)
• Food Safety - Dr. Michelle Danyluk (UF/IFAS)
• Debris Study - Dr. Tim Spann (UF/IFAS)
• Debris Cost - Dr. Fritz Roka (UF/IFAS)

11:35 am
Perspectives from Citrus Processors:

• Mr. Mitch Willis & Mr. Dana Stump - Tropicana
• Mr. Tristan Chapman- Southern Gardens
• Mr. Dave Crumbly- Florida’s Natural Growers
• Mr. Marcelo Bellarde – Citrosuco

12:30 pm - Lunch

12:45 pm

• UF/IFAS Mechanical Harvesting/Abscission Research and Education Program- Dr. Fritz Roka (UF/IFAS)

1:00 pm - Field Day Evaluation/Adjourn