2014 Controlled Atmosphere Storage Clinic presentations available online

Randy Beaudry<beaudry@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Horticulture -

Presentations and related information from the 2014 Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage Clinic, held Aug. 6, are available at the MSU Apples website.

Michigan State University’s 2014 Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage Clinic was held at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Belmont, Michigan on Aug. 6, 2014. The goal of the CA Clinic, organized biennially by the MSU Department of Horticulture, is to pass on new information relating to controlled atmosphere storage and warehousing of apple and other temperate fruit, and serves to facilitate communication between researchers, industry spokespersons, technical experts, and packinghouse and storage operators

This year, we featured Jennifer DeEll from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Christopher Watkins from Cornell University, and David Rosenberger from Cornell University, three of the nation’s leading experts on the storage of apples. Presentations dealt broadly with the challenges of successful fruit storage and highlighted storage of the Honeycrisp apple. Experts provided additional presentations from MSU’s Randy Beaudry and Renfu Lu, and a number of post-harvest industries including Pace International, Valent USA, Decco, Storage Control Systems and AgroFresh.

Clinic organizers include Phil Schwallier and Amy Irish-Brown from Michigan State University Extension, and Heidi Davey and Ken Silsby from AgroFresh.

Presentations and related information are included in proceedings available at the MSU Apples website. Go to www.apples.msu.edu, click on Harvest in the left-hand column, then click on Post-harvest to access the presentations.

Proceeding topics include:

  • Understanding CO2 Injury (Randy Beaudry)
  • CO2 Injury/Scald Control without DPA (Chris Watkins, Jennifer DeEll)
  • DPA and Other Apple Residues Issues in the Media (Food and Farming Network)
  • Storage Decay Control (David Rosenberger)
  • Honeycrisp Storage Panel (Randy Beaudry, Jennifer DeEll, Chris Watkins)
  • Experiences with the DA Meter (Chris Watkins)
  • Will Advances in Stress Sensing Make Safe, Ultra-low O2 CA Storage Possible? (Randy Beaudry, Jennifer DeEll, Chris Watkins)
  • Watercore Review – Causes and Control (Randy Beaudry)
  • In-field Apple Sorting System Update (Renfu Lu)

This article was published by Michigan State University Extension. For more information, visit https://extension.msu.edu. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit https://extension.msu.edu/newsletters. To contact an expert in your area, visit https://extension.msu.edu/experts, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).

Did you find this article useful?

You Might Also Be Interested In

Tag List
  • agriculture,
  • apples,
  • fruit & nuts,
  • msu extension
Michigan State University
  • Spartans Will.
  • © Michigan State University

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quentin Tyler, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. This information is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

We comply with the Federal Trade Commission 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).