Training Events Schedule
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2013 Crop Season
Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM) Detection Training for Stone Fruit Cull Cutter Certification
Any facilities wishing to ship stone fruit (apricots, peaches, etc.) to Mexico or B.C., Canada must be registered with NHC and have at least 2 certified cull cutters, retrained annualy, to detect OFM. Three group trainining sessions are scheduled for May: one in Yakima, one in Wenatchee, and another in Pasco. If you miss the session in your area you will need to contact your WSDA inspector (or other local agency if outside of WA) for in-house training.
2013 OFM Training Schedule:
11 am Monday, May 20th at the WL Hansen Bldg., 105 S 18th St. #20, Yakima, WA 98901 map
11 am Tuesday, May 21st at the WSU-TFREC, 1100 N Western Ave., Wenatchee 98801 map
11 am Friday, May 22nd at Douglas Fruit, 110 Taylor Flats Rd., Pasco, 99301 map
Industry Apple Export Workshop
The annual workshop covering updates in the various apple export programs (Canada, China, Japan, Mexico & Taiwan) is hosted each year in late July or early August by USDA and the Northwest Fruit Exporters. Facilties wishing to export must be registered with NFE (or NHC for Taiwan). This meeting is for industry members (owners or managers) involved with packing and shipping apples for export.
2013 Schedule:
Tentitively set for last week of July - details soon!
If your facility has not recieved a meeting notification packet please contact Northwest Fruit Exporters (NFE) or Northwest Horticultural Council (NHC) to ensure you are currently registered in the appropriate apple export program.
NFE: 509-576-8004 NHC: 509-453-3193
Apple Exports to Taiwan: Orchard & Bin Sampling Protocols
Training is mandatory for people who do not have a Pest Consultant's license (PCO) or Commercial Applicator's license. Those without either license must attend training to perform orchard or field bin sampling. People who attended training last summer (2012) do not need to attend, but refresher attendance is strongly advised by NHC and USDA/APHIS. It is also advised that anyone with a license but unfamiliar with the Taiwan protocol attend training. Certified cull cutters may perform field bin sampling if informed of bin sampling protocols. Official forms must be used for all phases of the workplan. You can download the forms here.
Four (4) sessions are scheduled for August. If you can't make one of these sessions I may be able to accomodate you, but its best to attend one of the scheduled sessions to ensure you recieve training. Classes are FREE, but pre-registration is advised due to space limitations. Please send a fax (509) 662-8714, phone (509) 663-8181 x260 or send an email to Wendy Jones, wendyej@wsu.edu prior to your desired session date. For more information call (509) 663-8181 x260 or (509) 679-3867. Please include company or facility name, number of participants, which session you will be attending along with YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION in case of changes. If you need a Spanish translator, contact me at least 2 weeks in advance. (I may not be able to locate a suitable translator this year. So if you have a person with your facility that can help, please let me know.)
Orchard & Bin Sampling training does not replace cull cutter certification - Re-certification is required by WSDA for a minimum of 2 cutters per facility every other year.
Cull cutter training certification will be available at all locations this year!
2013 Schedule:
Should be 4 sessions during August - details soon!
If you only need Cull Cutter certification training and missed the above sessions, please contact your Inspector or the closest regional WDSA office.
If you are from Idaho, Oregon or California (also covered by the Taiwan work plan) please contact your state's Deparatment of Agricuture's inspections office or regional USDA-APHIS office. See our Quarantine Pest page for contact infomation.
Apple Cull Cutter Certification - Codling Moth Detection
USDA requests Re-certification of cull cutters every other year.
Contact Your Local WSDA Inspections Office or APHIS/PPQ
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