25th Annual Strawberry Production Meeting in Ventura County

25th Annual Strawberry Production Meeting in Ventura County; 

Thursday, 10 September 2026 

at: UWCD 1701 N. Lombard Street, Oxnard CA 93030

Please register at: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=49725 

8:00                Sign-in, coffee          

8:15                Ventura County AG Commissioner’s update on issues pertinent to strawberry industry. Korinne Bell, Ventura County Ag. Commissioner.

8:30                Cultivar development and breeding for resistance to soil-borne pathogens. Mitchell J. Feldmann, Allison Krill Brown. UC Davis.

8:50                Progress in steam application for soil pest control in strawberry. Steve Fennimore, UC Davis emeritus, Jenny Broome, UCSC.

9:10                Fusarium wilt in strawberry: update on Race 2 distribution and implications for management. Peter Henry, UC Davis and Nick LeBlanc, USDA-ARS.

9:30                Assessing Establishment Irrigation and Pre-Plant Fertilizer Application Methods. Andre Biscaro, UCCE.

9:50                  BREAK

10:00              Two seasons of trials with Dehydrated food remnants for anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) in fall-planted strawberry. Oleg Daugovish, UCCE-Ventura 

10:20              Sanitation for Managing Soilborne Pathogens in Strawberry Production. 

 Elias Barriga-Hernandez, Cal Poly Strawberry Center.

11:00              Strawberry Diseases in Oxnard district: 2025-26 results. Shashika Hewavitharana. Cal Poly Strawberry Center.

11:20              California Strawberry Commission update on regulatory issues pertinent to strawberry industry. Bill Turechek, CSC. 

11:35              LUNCH (provided)

• Continuous education credits have been requested from DPR (incl. Laws and Regs) and for CCAs