Congratulations Cal Poly Strawberry Center

Strawberry Center Team

Strawberry Center students and staff in campus research field • 2022

Strawberry Center Annual Field Day

A HUGE SUCCESS! Our largest attendance yet • Over 440 strawberry growers, researchers and industry representatives gathered at the Strawberry Center for this year’s Field Day. Participants rotated through Automation, Entomology and Plant Pathology stations, hearing from Cal Poly students and staff about the latest research taking place at the Strawberry Center.

Strawberry Center Student Success

The Strawberry Academy is a student workforce readiness program designed to provide our students with the ability to gain valuable industry skills while attending school. We have worked with the CAFES, current and former students and staff, along with industry leaders to develop this program to best suit our student population.

Strawberry Center Berries!

Keep an eye out every spring and early summer for Strawberry Center berries available for sale locally — around campus and town!

Hands-on Student Work Experience

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Plant Pathology

Strawberry Center students working in the plant pathology lab.

Pest Management

Entomology research in the Strawberry Center's fields.

The Power of Doing

The California Strawberry Commission has committed up to $5 million over five years to establish and grow the Cal Poly Strawberry Center to support research dressing critical strawberry industry issues.

Automation Summit

Second Annual Strawberry Automation Summit held at Cal The Cal Poly Strawberry Center and California Strawberry Commission hosted the second annual Automation Summit to showcase the latest advances in production automation.

Thank You Sponsors!

We would like to thank our Field Day 2022 sponsors!