Cost of Production Study for Second Year Strawberries Now Available

Mark Bolda, Laura Tourte, Rich De Moura and Karen Klonsky
of University of California Cooperative Extension have authored "Sample Costs to Produce Second Year Strawberries" which is now posted at:

http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu/files/Strawberry2ndYrCC2011.pdf

Cultivation of second year strawberries (also known as "cut backs" or "renovations" by some) is a significant part of the strawberry industry on the Central Coast, currently covering some 15% of the total acreage.   This study, which took several months of research and a raft of interviews with local strawberry growers (thank you all!), is a thorough examination of this cultural method, its costs and returns.  For growers currently growing or considering embarking on the production of second year strawberries, "Sample Costs to Produce Second Year Strawberries" is going to be a really valuable piece of literature.