Addressing Wildlife Risks in Produce Production in the Central California Coast: A Grower’s Perspect...

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" Addressing Wildlife Risks in Produce Production in the Central California Coast: A Grower’s Perspective "
Martin, Bob

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	943722
Doc. No	:	LA7p52r49j
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Martin, Bob
Title & Author	:	Addressing Wildlife Risks in Produce Production in the Central California Coast: A Grower’s Perspective [Article]\ Martin, Bob
Title of Periodical	:	Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
Volume/ Issue Number	:	25
Date	:	2012
Abstract	:	I provide thoughts about the current situation regarding concern about wildlife contamination of leafy green crops and other agricultural products, potentially leading to food safety risks, from a grower’s perspective. I discuss development of the Leafy Green Marketing Agreement, as well as how buyers are interpreting and reacting to evidence of animals of any kind in growers’ fields. The high economic cost and added risk to growers are important factors, and scientific data to support developing regulations is often lacking.