Featured Speakers

Dr. Jennifer DeEll is the Fresh Market Quality Program Leader in the Crop
Technology Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs in Simcoe, Ontario. She works closely with storage operators there and has made significant contributions to resolving a number of practical problems they face. Dr. DeEll will speak on two topics of interest to Eastern U.S. storage operators. Her presentations are entitled: “Ontario experiences with ‘Honeycrisp’ apples” and “Trials and tribulations of 1-MCP technology in Canada”.

Dr Randy Beaudry's research activities focus on preserving the postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables. Specific areas of expertise include modified atmosphere packaging, controlled-atmosphere storage, non-destructive quality assessment, flavor analysis, apple scald physiology and use of volatiles to inhibit decay. Spinoffs from research have lead to the development of a number of practical devices or methods for which patent applications have been submitted.