The Cal Poly Strawberry Center’s 10th Anniversary Field Day marks a significant milestone for the partnership between the California Strawberry Commission and Cal Poly Strawberry Center. Since its inception, the Center has been at the forefront of strawberry farming research and innovation to benefit farmers and farm workers and preserve the earth’s natural resources. A […]
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Strawberry Center Field Day Registration is Now Open Registration is now open for the annual Strawberry Center Field Day — the largest research and education event for the California strawberry industry. The Commission and Cal Poly will welcome hundreds of strawberry growers, researchers, and industry members to learn about the latest in innovative farming technology […]
Videos are now available from the California Strawberry Commission’s Production Research Meeting held in Santa Maria. More than 80 industry members gathered for the event, where the commission, its university partners, and guest speakers presented updates on current research underway, as well as the commission’s top research priorities for 2025. Industry members who were unable […]
The California Strawberry Commission served as the main partner of the 38th annual California Strawberry Festival in Ventura this month. Held every year during National Strawberry Month, the festival pays tribute to California’s $3 billion strawberry industry, which produces 90% of the nation’s strawberries. “The California Strawberry Festival is always a delightful highlight of our […]
Every February, the American Heart Association (AHA) draws attention to the detrimental effects of heart disease through American Heart Month. Throughout the month, the AHA and other organizations reinforce the importance of heart health, the need for more research, and efforts to ensure that millions of people live longer and healthier. With a healthy lifestyle, […]
Happy New Year! The start of a new year for many of us starts with renewed goals to be more active, eat healthier, start a new hobby or get rid of a bad habit. We start January off with the best intentions, but most resolutions tend to fizzle out before we reach the end of […]
Winter means shorter days, colder weather and less sunshine – which can also bring on a case of the winter blues. Fret not! New research from the University of Cincinnati shows that eating fresh strawberries daily may help reduce depressive symptoms in addition to reducing cognitive decline.
