Strawberry

According the Ventura Agriculture Commissioner's 2019 Crop Report strawberries are the leading agricultural commodity in Ventura County, with a value of $508,371,000.  

UCCE Ventura conducts collaborative research and outreach in strawberry with emphasis on sustainable production and pest and pathogen management.
The Strawberry Disorders Website  is a cooperative effort from UC strawberry experts. It is designed to assist growers and pest control advisors identify a variety of disorders found in strawberry.  Information is presented in both English and Spanish.

To learn more about some of the work we are doing with strawberries: 

Recent Meetings and Videos:  Links to presentations, meetings and video content related to strawberry.   

Diseases:  Research and disease threats to strawberry is presented.

Fumigants:  UCCE Ventura has devoted research to fumigant treatments and alternatives, an area of increasing importance as restrictions and concerns about some treatments on strawberry and other crops affects grower practices. An updated version of Fungicide Efficacy is also available online.

Production:  Keeping strawberry a viable crop in the county is important to our research and education outreach to growers and the public.   

Insects:  UCCE provides updates and research on insects, both beneficial and destructive, that affect can strawberry production.

Water:  Irrigation, water use and water quality issues are important to strawberry production particularly in drought prone Southern California.  The meetings presented here focuses on water related areas.

Weeds:  Information on controlling weeds in strawberry fields is presented here.