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Profile

David is a veteran insect farmer and entrepreneur with a strong record of innovation and commercial market growth. His third-generation family business, Fluker Farms, started in 1953 in Port Allen, LA and under David’s leadership has grown into an internationally recognized brand as a leading live insect producer and pet product manufacturer. He founded Soldier Fly Technologies in 2017 as part of a research collaboration with LSU. David is a pioneer and lifelong advocate of the commercial insect industry and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture (NACIA).

Sessions

• Conversion Technologies for Organics; Process Design and Operational Boundaries
• Insect Bioconversion: A Circular Business Model to Close the Loop in Local Food Systems

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