Registration Survey
Friday, September 12, 2025
24th Annual Strawberry Production Meeting: Ventura County
UWCD 1701 N. Lombard Street, Oxnard CA 93030
8:00 Sign-in, coffee
8:15 Ventura County AG Commissioner’s update on issues pertinent to strawberry industry. Korinne Bell.
8:30 Ventura County Farm Bureau update on issues pertinent to strawberry industry. Jodi Switzer.
8:45 Cultivar development and breeding for resistance to soil-borne pathogens. Mitchell J. Feldmann, Allison Krill Brown. UC Davis.
9:05 Fusarium wilt in strawberry: races and implications for management. Peter Henry, Driscoll’s and Nick LeBlanc, USDA-ARS.
9:25 Salt and water stresses affecting charcoal rot development in fall- and summer-planted strawberry. Marina Gutierrez, Cal Poly Strawberry Center and Oleg Daugovish/Andre Biscaro UCCE-Ventura.
9:55 BREAK
10:05 Refining Irrigation Scheduling During and After Crop Establishment. Andre Biscaro, UCCE.
10:25 Dehydrated food remnants in anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) trials. Oleg Daugovish.
10:45 Barriers to Adopting Sanitation for Managing Soilborne Pathogens in Strawberry Production. Maria Alvarez Arredondo. Cal Poly Strawberry Center.
11:05 Mite and insect pest management in strawberry. Mohammad Aghaee. Cal Poly Strawberry Center.
11:25 California Strawberry Commission update. Bill Turechek, CSC.
11:40 LUNCH (provided)