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Southern Regional Strawberry Plasticulture Production Guide

By: Mark Hoffmann, Amanda McWhirt, Jayesh Samtani, Guido Schnabel, Daniel Tregeagle, Hannah Dankbar, Gina Fernandez, Chip Simmons, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Barclay Poling, David Lockwood, Roy Flanagan, Erin Eure, Kathryn Holmes, Rebecca Melanson, Kristin Hicks, Aaron Cato, Sanjun Gu

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of strawberry production in the Southeastern United States. It covers topics like cultivars, marketing, economics, production techniques, and additional considerations such as cropping and food safety. The guide is structured into four chapters, each addressing different aspects of strawberry farming, with useful resources in the appendix.

Chapter 8. Harvesting and Handling Fresh Produce

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 8 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section provides recommendations for harvesting, handling, and packing produce.

Chapter 9. Produce Packaging

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 9 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section discusses a variety of produce packaging materials and lists common produce packages by commodity.

Chapter 1. Introduction

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter one of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers the physiological factors that impact postharvest outcomes.

Chapter 11. Food Safety

By: Chip Simmons

This is chapter 11 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers food safety hazards and control measures, as well as hygiene practices, recalls, and food safety regulations.

Chapter 3b. Hydrocooling

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 3b of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers hydrocooling systems, including different types of hydrocoolers, determining hydrocooling rates, and disease control and wastewater disposal.

Chapter 2. Produce Cooling Basics

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 2 in a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section provides an overview of produce cooling principals and methods.

Chapter 3a. Forced-Air Cooling

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 3a of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers forced-air cooling systems.

Chapter 4. Review of Refrigeration

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 4 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section provides background information on refrigeration.

Chapter 3e. Room Cooling

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 3e of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers the use of refrigerated rooms for cooling produce.

Chapter 3d. Vacuum Cooling

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 3d of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers vacuum cooling methods.

Chapter 3c. Cooling with Ice

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 3c of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers cooling with ice and associated food safety concerns.

Chapter 5. Refrigeration Load

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 5 in a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section provides engineering recommendations for refrigeration systems.

Chapter 6. Fans and Ventilation

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 6 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section covers the proper selection and use of air moving equipment for cooling produce.

Postscript — Data Collection and Analysis

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is the postscript to a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section tools and techniques for data collection and data analytics

Chapter 7. The Postharvest Building

By: Mike Boyette, Chip Simmons, Ashton Merck, Khara Grieger

This is chapter 7 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper harvest and handling of fresh produce. This section gives an overview of design considerations for postharvest facilities.

Food Safety Considerations for Caneberry Production

By: Chip Simmons

This publication, chapter 14 of the 2023 Southeast Regional Caneberry Production Guide, offers resources for Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in blackberry and raspberry production.