Webinar Library

2024 Webinars

Driving Mango Success: NMB Marketing Team’s 2024-2025 Strategy & Updates

During this webinar we will learn about the key initiatives, upcoming campaigns, and innovative approaches designed to drive the continued success and growth of the National Mango Board’s mission.

Date: October 24, 2024

Presenter – Michael Wilber

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FSMA Final Rule on the Pre-Harvest Use of Agricultural Water and its Implications to the Mango Industry

During this webinar we will discuss the recently approved Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule and how it impacts the mango industry. Additionally, we will provide tips and best practices for the implementation of the new rule in mango farms in Latin American and the Caribbean.

Date: September 25th, 2024

Presenter: Dr. Sergio Nieto-Montenegro

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The ABC of the Food Traceability Final Rule

During this webinar, we will discuss the FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule and how it impacts the mango industry. The webinar will also describe tools developed by the National Mango Board to raise awareness about the implementation of the new rule in the mango industry. These tools include: three animated videos describing the rule, a quick guide on the FSMA traceability requirements, and a traceability guide for mango growers, packers and importers that will help companies understand and implement the rule.

Date: August 28, 2024

Panelist: Dr. Sergio Nieto-Montenegro

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Improving Mango Fruit Quality

During this webinar we will discuss the effects of irrigation management and calcium-based fertilization on the fruit quality of ‘Kent’, ‘Ataulfo’ and ‘Tommy Atkins’ mango cultivars, especially relating to fruit dry mass.

Date: May 29, 2024

Panelist:  Dr. Ítalo Herbert Cavalcante

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Strategies for Fresh-Cut Mango Preservation

During this webinar we will discuss the strategies available for fresh-cut mango preservation.

Date: June 25, 2024

Panelist: Dr. Francine Cuquel

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Existing Equipment Technology for Fresh-Cut Mango

During this webinar we will discuss the equipment available for the fresh-cut mango industry, including descriptions and intended uses.

Date: April 17, 2024

Panelists: Jeffrey Brandenburg and Eric Vandercook

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Witches-Broom Disease Incidence and Management in Mangos

During this webinar we will describe Witches-Broom and Mango Malformation disease, including their causal agents, symptomology, etc., and we will propose management practices for both diseases in the tropical and subtropical climates.

Date: April 4, 2024

Panelist: S. Freeman

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Technology Validation Project to Avoid Irregular Flowering in Four Mango Varieties

A webinar about the technology validation project to avoid irregular flowering in four mango varieties.

Date: February 29, 2024

Panelist: Dr. Maria Hilda Pérez Barraza

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2023 Webinars

The ABC of the Final Traceability Rule

In this webinar the basic content of the Final Traceability Standard was reviewed. In addition, the implications that the Standard has for the mango industry was explained with practical examples.

Date: February 14, 2023

Panelist: Dr. Sergio Nieto-Montenegro

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Optimal Fresh Cut Packaging

During this webinar we discuss optimal package designs for fresh-cut mango, with the goal of extending and optimizing fresh cut mango shelf life.

Date: September 19, 2023

Panelist: Jeff Brandenburg, Eric Vandercook

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Studies for the Determination and Control of the Presence of Cavities in Mango Pulp

During this webinar we discuss how conditions before and after hydrothermal treatment affect the development of caverns in the pulp of mangos, and how to avoid them.

Date: October, 17, 2023

Panelist: Dr. Reginaldo Báez Sañudo

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Response of the Mango Tree to Different Irrigation Treatments in Different Phenological Stages

During this webinar we discuss the impact of applying different water quantities at different phenological states in maximizing yield, reducing alternate bearings, and increasing water-use efficiency.

Date: November 9, 2023

Panelist: Adolfo Levin

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Anthracnose on Mango

During this webinar we discuss what is anthracnosis, how it can be detected and identified, and how it can be managed in mango orchards.

Date: December 14, 2023

Panelist: Rafael Gómez

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2022 Webinars

Dry Matter Accumulation During the Growing, Developing and Ripening of Mango (English/Spanish)

Relationship between heat units and ripening; and the efficacy of the F-751 tool to detect the dry matter content non-destructively for all 4 main varieties.

Date: December 15, 2022

Panelist: Dr. Jorge Osuna (INIFAP)

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The Development and Growth of the U.S. Market for Value Added Mango (English/Spanish)

Value added mango has seen significant growth in the United States in recent years, especially in the areas of fresh-cut, frozen, dried mango, puree, and juice. Mango industry experts in each of these categories will give an overview of how their sector has evolved in recent times and what they expect for the future.

Date: October 21, 2022

Panelists:

  • Overview – Manuel Michel of NMB;
  • Fresh-Cut Mango – Uzor Nwoko of Mibo Fresh Foods;
  • Frozen Mango – Eddy Martinez of DFT Mangos;
  • Dried Mango – Alejandro Arcos of Palenque Foods;
  • Mango Puree/Juic – Tomas Paulin of Colima Processors.

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2020 Webinars

Evolving Your Mango Strategy – What you Need to Know (English)

Join the National Mango Board to learn strategies and tactics
to grow your business with mango. What you’ll learn:

  • Current foodservice landscape, research, and food trends
  • Culinary innovation – Chef live demo!
  • Supply chain plans to implement in your business today

Date: June 30, 2020

Panelists: Angela Serna, Mike Kostyo (Datassential), Jason Hernandez (Blade & Tine Culinary Consulting) and Tim Beerup (Beerup, Inc.)

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Breaking Point or Pivot Point? How a Microscopic Menace Ignited Monumental Marketing Changes (English and Spanish) Association Nationale Des Exportateurs De Mangues

2020 has been far from normal, and marketing strategies have had to shift to reflect an unforeseen disruption to our normal lives. Learn how an unexpected year has changed the retail landscape as we know it, and how marketing needed to pivot to meet demands- and keep brands afloat.

Date: August 18, 2020

Panelists: Manuel Michel (NMB), Tricia Bramley (NMB) and Adrian Tennant (Bigeye)

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