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This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of organic growing from a science-based

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Our guest this week is Dr. Robert Fost, who is the president of BioAIC.

Dr. Fost attended the University of Delaware College of Agriculture.

His major was entomology and applied ecology.

Later, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York and accredited university in Albany. His master's of sciences in agronomy, where his thesis was field research

on the use of ecological and organic methods for crop production, and the use of humates and

bio-based fertilizer in large-scale production in Idaho. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia

Pacific University. Dr. Fost lived in California

for many years where he was a licensed pest control advisor and IPM specialist who advised

organic farmers on soil and pest management, conducted contract biopesticide research, and was a

commercial sales manager for Safer Incorporated, a company that produced and

sold alternative pest management products. He also conducted organic certification inspection

and consulting with the organic farmers in Hawaii. Dr. Fost is a leading expert in agroecology,

providing integrated services throughout the world, including the United States, Egypt, Belize, Jamaica, and Mexico

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