![Strawberries and Caneberries - <span style='font-size:0.5em;'>Steven Koike</span>](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/strawberries_caneberries/blogimages/header.jpg)
- Author: Mark Bolda
I had lunch last week with Steve Tjosvold and Steven Koike last week to mark Steve K's leaving UC Cooperative Extension after 28 years of service. It's been a huge run, and his innumerable contributions to plant pathology have been of great benefit not only to science , but also Central Coast agriculture and beyond. He'll be moving on to Trical, and I look forward to continuing my work with him there.
For those of you who are happy with my research and extension program in berries, you have just Steven Koike to thank. I met him first as a graduate student touring the vegetable industry, and then continued to interact later on as a researcher in private industry. Steve's leadership, commitment to the industry, the depth and breadth of his knowledge accompanied by a first class program of extension delivery impressed me deeply and I resolved to get a job in this organization. As luck would have it, a few years later, I got one and have been loving it ever since.
Thank you Steve!
![Lunch with two greats of UCCE to mark Steven Koike's 28 years of service. Lunch with two greats of UCCE to mark Steven Koike's 28 years of service.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/strawberries_caneberries/blogfiles/49522.jpg)
- Author: Mark Bolda
Nice little article describing the collaboration between me and Steven Koike on solving disease and physiological problems in the strawberry industry. You name it- we take it on, solve it and post what we found out in this space so everybody can learn along with us.
http://ucanr.edu/delivers/?impact=951&delivers=1
![Yellow, dying strawberries? Bring in team Koike- Bolda from UCCE and solve it. Yellow, dying strawberries? Bring in team Koike- Bolda from UCCE and solve it.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/strawberries_caneberries/blogfiles/24817.jpg)