IP in Crop Production and Marketing- Principles & Practises
Identity Preservation in Crop Production and Marketing: Principles and Practices
Identity preservation (IP) in crop production and marketing is necessary to ensure end-use quality of both standard commodities and value-enhanced crops, including organically produced crops, nutritionally improved crops, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical crops, and transgenic food crops. Good IP practices prevent mixtures and contamination that can reduce end-product value and achieve compliance with product identity and quality standards. In this one-day symposium for growers, processors, distributors and retailers, you will learn about the components of a successful IP program, including ways of ensuring planting stock purity and compliance with market standards; meeting field preparation and isolation requirements; managing equipment, transportation and facilities to prevent mixing or contamination; establishing inspection, sampling and testing protocols; and following record-keeping and labeling protocols. Speakers and panelists will present case studies and analyses that demonstrate field-to-consumer IP practices, challenges, and opportunities in both domestic and international markets. Specific breakout sessions will address the National Organic Program, the California Rice Certification Act, and biopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and other specialized crops. Cosponsored by UC Davis Extension, the Seed Biotechnology Center, and the California Crop Improvement Association
Date: November 19, 2002
Place: Heidrick Ag History Center, Woodland CA
For information contact: sbc@ucdavis.edu
Identity preservation (IP) in crop production and marketing is necessary to ensure end-use quality of both standard commodities and value-enhanced crops, including organically produced crops, nutritionally improved crops, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical crops, and transgenic food crops. Good IP practices prevent mixtures and contamination that can reduce end-product value and achieve compliance with product identity and quality standards. In this one-day symposium for growers, processors, distributors and retailers, you will learn about the components of a successful IP program, including ways of ensuring planting stock purity and compliance with market standards; meeting field preparation and isolation requirements; managing equipment, transportation and facilities to prevent mixing or contamination; establishing inspection, sampling and testing protocols; and following record-keeping and labeling protocols. Speakers and panelists will present case studies and analyses that demonstrate field-to-consumer IP practices, challenges, and opportunities in both domestic and international markets. Specific breakout sessions will address the National Organic Program, the California Rice Certification Act, and biopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and other specialized crops. Cosponsored by UC Davis Extension, the Seed Biotechnology Center, and the California Crop Improvement Association
Date: November 19, 2002
Place: Heidrick Ag History Center, Woodland CA
For information contact: sbc@ucdavis.edu