Your Chance to Hear From Food Safety Experts In Person
February 19, 2020 
Food safety should be top of mind for any greenhouse vegetable producer, even if you’re producing a crop in a protected environment. For these growers, the 2020 Annual Western Food Safety Summit in Salinas, CA, has confirmed an expert lineup of industry and research experts as speakers for its May 6-7 event at Hartnell College, each focused on a theme of “Creating a Sustainable Food Safety Culture.”
Kicking off the first day as keynote speaker will be Tim York, president of Markon Cooperative Inc., which maintains a field-to-fork 5-Star Food Safety program. A former Produce Marketing Association director and chair, he is a founding member of the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops.
The second day’s morning keynote will be delivered by Dennis Donohue, director of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, a premier agtech startup incubator based in Salinas. He also is a former longtime produce industry executive.
The two full days of presentations at the Center for Performing Arts on Hartnell’s main campus will feature 12 additional speakers, covering safety issues in equipment, communication, soil, FDA programs, and a variety of water-related issues, including sampling and treatment of irrigated water.
“This year’s summit program is extremely strategic, and that’s because this is an increasingly critical moment for food safety in the fresh fruits and vegetables industry,” said Western Food Safety Summit Chair Jess Hogg, who is Quality Assurance Manager for Scheid Vineyards, based in Salinas.
“Our attendees will receive an enormous amount of timely, actionable information. They’ll be hearing from very thoughtful, knowledgeable individuals on subjects that will be right in their wheelhouse.”
Click here for the complete speaker lineup for the summit, as well as information on how to register.
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