CSU Extension Cold Chain Management

Are You a Farmer Who Wants to Improve the Quality
and Safety of Your Fruits and Vegetables?

Colorado State University Extension, El Paso County is partnering with the Colorado Produce Safety Collaborative to offer a class on Fresh Produce Cold Chain Management. This class has the option of attending in person or online.

The workshop will be Friday, May 13, 2022 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. The topics to be covered include:

• Understanding produce physiology and how precooling systems lead to improved produce quality & maintaining the cold chain
• Cold chain and post-harvest best practices
• Hands-on activities (monitoring temps. and cleaning and sanitizing)
• Mitigating risks with the system you use, from icing to hydro-cooling to different models of coolers
• Importance of keeping it clean! Food contact surface sanitation and your cold chain practices
• We will have a modified trailer on-site with Cool-Bot technology

Find more information and registration at https://tinyurl.com/yypa9682.
Thanks to the generous support of Friends of Extension (FOX) in El Paso County and the Colorado Produce Safety Alliance, we are offering a discount for this class. The registration fee is $25 ($100 discount). In-person participants will receive lunch.
If you would like more information regarding the Fresh Produce Cold Chain Management workshop, please contact [email protected].