Dairy Foods Extension Programs

Dairy Foods Extension Program

Dairy Foods Extension Programs
Program Synopsis Sample Training Programs

Pasteurization Schools	Provides background and specific operating procedures for proper milk pasteurization using High Temperature Short Time (HTST) procedures (offered 2 times per year) and vat pasteurization (offered regionally as needed).
Hazard Analyses & Critical Control Point (HACCP) Programs	Provides background and exercises in Dairy HACCP, training & consultation. Offered on a per-need basis.
Basic Dairy Course	Provides basic instruction in dairy science and technology (chemistry, microbiology, processing). Offered to private companies and general audiences on a per-need basis; tailored as requested.
Cheese and Cultured Dairy Products Courses	Provides basic training and /or new technological advances in cheese and cultured dairy products manufacture. Offered as needed based on industry requests

Annual Training Programs & Workshops in Association with:
New York State Agriculture & Markets
Division of Milk Control

Dairy Processing Plant Superintendent Annual Update	Provides dairy plants with regulatory and extension updates. Offered at 5 locations each spring. Required update for all NY State Dairy Processing Plant Superintendents (PPS).
Dairy Laboratory Regional Workshops	Provides dairy laboratory personnel with regulatory, procedural and scientific updates. Offered at 5 locations each spring.
Dairy Laboratory Hands-on Workshop	Provides dairy laboratory personnel with hands-on training of required lab methods. Offered once each summer.
Certified Milk Inspectors Training School	Provides detailed instruction of required dairy farm inspections - required course for Certified Milk Inspectors (CMI), those who inspect dairy farms. Offered once each summer.
Certified Milk Inspectors Annual Update	Provides regulatory and extension updates on farm inspection & milk quality. Offered at 5 locations each fall. Required update for licensed Certified Milk Inspectors (CMIs).
New York State Fair Dairy Judging and Awards Program	Provides dairy plants the opportunely to be awarded for product quality at New York State Fair. Coordination and judging of dairy products for state fair competition occurs each summer.

Support of and Participation in Scientific and Industry Organizations/Programs

New York State Association for Food Protection (NYSAFP)	Participation on executive board, committees, fall meeting organization and presentations.
New York State Cheese Manufacturers Association (NYSCMA)	Participation on executive board, spring and fall meeting organization and presentations.
Cornell Conference on Dairy Markets and Product Research	Organization and support of annual meeting in association with department of Applied Economics & Management (AEM).
Dairy Practices Council	Participation on executive board, task forces & guideline development and annual meeting organization and presentations.
American Dairy Science Association	Participation on executive board, board of directors, committees, and presentations.
International Association for Food Protection	Participation on executive board, committees, and presentations.
Others	Participation as invited speakers and organizers at various meetings and programs.

Professors and Dairy Extension Personnel

David M. Barbano Professor Director NEDFRC	Appointment: Research, Teaching & Extension Areas of Expertise: Cheese manufacture, yields, functionality and economics; standardization of dairy component testing procedures; microfiltration Contact Information: 607-255-2899, dmb37@cornell.edu
Kathryn J. Boor Professor Department Chair	Appointment: Research & Extension Areas of Expertise: Dairy product/food safety & quality; bacterial stress response, pathogen survival, isolation and genetics Contact Information: 607-255-3111, kjb4@cornell.edu
Joseph H. Hotchkiss Professor	Appointment: Research, Teaching & Extension Areas of Expertise: Food packaging, extended shelf-life processing, food toxicology Contact Information: 607-255-7912, jhh3@cornell.edu
Carmen I. Moraru Professor	Appointment: Research & Teaching Areas of Expertise: Physical properties of dairy systems relative to processing, quality, functionality, and shelf-life; novel processing. Contact Information: 607-255-8121, cim24@cornell.edu
Martin Wiedmann Professor	Appointment: Research & Teaching Areas of Expertise: Listeria monocytogenes, pre-harvest food safety, molecular pathogenesis, microbial ecology and epidemiology Contact Information: 607-254-2838, mw16@cornell.edu
Steven C. Murphy Sr. Extension Associate	Appointment: Extension Areas of Expertise: Dairy product quality, shelf-life, and safety; process sanitation, basic dairy microbiology, regulatory testing, HACCP Contact Information: 607-255-2893, scm4@cornell.edu
Robert D. Ralyea Sr. Extension Associate	Appointment: Extension Areas of Expertise: Dairy systems environmental microbiology, product processing & regulations; small-scale dairy production, general food security & risk assessment Contact Information: 607-255-7643, rdr10@cornell.edu
Janene Lucia Extension Support Specialist	Appointment: Extension Areas of Expertise: Meeting scheduling, organization and arrangements; Association memberships, procedures & finances; NYSAFP Exec. Secretary; NYSCMA Asst. Secr. Contact Information: 607-255-2892, jgg3@cornell.edu