Four Extension faculty and one research assistant gave presentations at the Farwest Show, which annually draws an estimated 5,000 attendees to the Oregon Convention Center and nursery tours.
Funded in part by an endowment, Scott Lukas' new position takes on the research, teaching and outreach led for 34 years by recently retired Bernadine Strik.
Field trials at NWREC and other research locations have shown that the tunnels are successful at extending the strawberry season for day-neutral cultivars.