Drew Wolter
BSIN & Technical Development Manager UPL
Upon completion of graduate school at the University of Davis, Drew spent a year working with UC Cooperative Extension as a Junior Specialist focusing on California specialty crops. Once that internship was complete, he worked for Helena Research and Development as their manager for the California Central Coast location. Subsequently, he worked for Almond Board of California as their Pest Management Senior Specialist for two years. He is now the Technical Development Manager for UPL working to advance their BioSolutions portfolio.
Seminars
- Designing field trials that answer grower and buyer questions tied to risk, return on investment, and repeat purchase decisions
- Demonstrating consistency and reliability at scale and forming conditions that reflect real commercial farming operations
- Translating field data into credible value stories that support sales, claims, and longterm market adoption
This workshop puts growers on stage and at the center of the conversation. Designed as a two-way dialogue between farmers and the agbiotech community, it creates a space to listen, learn, and align around what works in practice. By grounding biological innovation in grower economics, decision-making realities, and field experience, this session aims to close the gap between expectations and performance, translate complex science into practical value, and strengthen long-term relationships that support both profitable farms and sustainable production systems.
- Understand grower perspectives on biologicals by hearing directly from farmers about on-farm experiences, challenges, decision drivers, and definitions of success
- Evaluate biological solutions through the grower’s economic reality, including input costs, margins, risk management, record-keeping limitations, and return on investment
- Identify effective approaches to on-farm evaluation of biologicals, including simple trial design, performance tracking, and decision-support tools that fit within existing farm operations
- Recognize adoption barriers and opportunities across the manufacturing-to-grower pipeline, including formulation, delivery, education, and communication challenges among growers, distributors, and manufacturers
- Share practical knowledge on applying biologicals effectively, including soil biology basics, product handling and compatibility, and application timing aligned with plant physiology
