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Workgroup Information Organic Formative |
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| $4,900 | |
| Summary | The purpose of the Organic Production Workgroup is to: • Educate Farm Advisors, CE Specialists and interested UC persons on organic farming techniques • Create an interdisciplinary forum to share information about ongoing UC organic production research, especially in the areas of disease and pest management, marketing, and community relations • Identify “critical information gaps” that are a barrier to further expansion of organic production in targeted commodities, and help to initiate research to solve these barriers • Provide support to develop ANR publications on organic production practices for selected commodities, prioritizing needs based on grower interest, available knowledge and potential authors willing and able to contribute • Identify funding opportunities for organic production research, and coordinate grant applications when appropriate • In time, to report on UC efforts in organic production with interested industry trade associations and government agencies Activities of the Organic Production Workgroup activities will include: • A yearly meeting in which participants will be able to share brief reports on their research and extension activities • A summer tour of selected areas to showcase organic production and research • An annual report summarizing both individual and OPW efforts and events • Collaboration with other non-UC organizations for research and educational activities when it makes sense to participate |
| Annual Reports: |
2007 2006 |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Glenn McGourty (Chair) |
| Phone | (707) 463-4495 |
| gtmcgourty@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Mendocino County |
| Location: |
UCCE-Mendocino County 890 N. Bush Street Ukiah, 95482 |
| Responsible for Workgroup Administration and Budget | |
| Name | Glenn T. McGourty |
| gtmcgourty@ucdavis.edu | |
| Phone | (707) 463-4495 |
| Membership List | ||
| Pasakdee, Sajeemas (Mint) | California Agriculture Technology Institute (CATI) | |
| PhD Candidate | Soil Scientist/Agronomist Advisor, Student-operated organic farm, CSU Fresno 2910 East Barstow Ave. M/S Office 115, Fresno, California 93740 | |
| Rippee, Joni | Associate Vice President - Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives | |
| Coordinator, Statewide Programs and REC Administration | ANR - Program, Financial and Budget Management | |
| AES Scientist | ||
| Horwath, William | Soils & Biogeochemistry Program | |
| AES Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry Soil Biogeochemist | Stable isotope studies, soil organic matter dynamics, soil fertility, sustainable agriculture, water quality, plant-microbe interactions, soil microbial biomass, denitrification, residue decomposition, root turnover. | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Baameur, Aziz | Santa Clara County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, cucurbits, oriental vegetables | |
| Fake, Cindy | Placer-Nevada Counties | |
| Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor | Horticulture: fruit, vegetable, specialty and ornamental crops, viticulture, integrated pest management, direct marketing and agritourism | |
| Gaskell, Mark | Santa Barbara County | |
| Farm Advisor | Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms | |
| Giraud, Deborah | Humboldt County Office | |
| Farm and Community / Economic Development Advisor | Plant sciences, fruit trees, vegetables, community development, ornamentals | |
| Hasey, Janine | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Farm Advisor | Pomology, Horticulture, Master Gardener Program | |
| Long, Rachael | Yolo County | |
| Farm Advisor Field Crops Pest Management | Pest management, agronomy, dry beans, alfalfa, water quality, oil seed crops | |
| Marcum, Daniel | Shasta-Lassen Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture | |
| McGourty, Glenn | Mendocino County | |
| Viticulture & Plant Science Advisor | Plant science--all horticultural crops including wine grapes, vegetables; viticulture; nursery and floriculture (ornamentals); landscape; also sustainable agriculture and weed science | |
| Molinar, Richard | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish | |
| Moratorio, Mario | Solano County | |
| Small Farm Urban Horticulture Advisor | Small farms, grapes, urban horticulture and Master Gardener programs in Solano and Yolo. | |
| Smith, Richard | Monterey County | |
| Farm Advisor | Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | |
| Smith, Hugh | Santa Barbara County | |
| Vegetable/Strawberry Advisor | Entomology | |
| Tourte, Laura | Santa Cruz County | |
| County Director and Farm Advisor | Farm Management and Small Farms | |
| Vossen, Paul | Sonoma County | |
| Farm Advisor Sonoma & Marin Counties Fruits Vegetables Marketing | Tree fruits and nuts, vegetable crops, small farm specialty crops; marketing, Master Gardener Program, organic - sustainable production, olive oil, chestnuts, apples | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Jackson, Louise | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| Professor CE Specialist Plant Physiologist | Plant and soil nitrogen dynamics; organic and conventional vegetable production; grassland restoration ecology; agrobiodiversity | |
| Kaffka, Stephen | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Assistant CE Agronomist VI & Lecturer WOS | Works on sugar beets and safflower, particularly ways to improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of producting these crops. Also works on water quality and agricultural drainage and salinity management. | |
| Klonsky, Karen | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Farm Management and Production, Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Agriculture | |
| Lanini, W | Weed Science Program | |
| CE Weed Ecologist | Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture | |
| McGiffen, Milton | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist | Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide | |
| Quirt, William | UCCE- Marin | |
| Organic & Sustainable Ag Coordinator | Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator | |
| Smith, Richard | Controller & Business Services Director | |
| Environmental Specialist | EH&S | |
| Temple, Steven | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| WOS CE Specialist III & Lecturer | Agronomy and host plant resistance breeding of grain legumes, legume cover crops, sustainable farming systems; fluent in Spanish. | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Chaney, David | Agricultural Sustainability Institute | |
| Education Coordinator | Sustainable agriculture information development and distribution; educational programs and materials; administer competitive grants program for educational events; state leader for Western Region USDA SARE Professional Development Program | |
| Melnicoe, Rick | Pesticide Information & Coordination | |
| Director | Coordinate and review Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, activities pertaining to pesticide research, experimentation and use. Provide statewide coordination of pesticide experimentation by UC Cooperative Extension; Quality assurance of DANR publications recommending pesticide uses; Quality assurance of DANR pest management guidelines; Advise UC AES and Cooperative Extension personnel on matters pertaining to safe and legal use of pesticides for research, d | |
| Ohlendorf, Barbara | Integrated Pest Management | |
| Pest Management Guidelines Coordinator | ||
| Warnert, Jeannette | Governmental & External Relations | |
| Public Information Representative | Web content coordinator | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Bancroft, Jay | ||
| Ph.D | ||
| Brown, Janet | Organic Marin | |
| iastate.edu, kdelate@ | ||
| Jonson, Tim | California Rice Commission | |
| Marrone, Pam | ||
| Shrestha, Anil | Integrated Pest Management | |
| IPM Weed Ecologist | Development and implementation of IPM strategies and tactics for vegetation management. Primary crops corn, cotton, tree fruit, grape, tomato. | |
| Thrupp, Ann | Industry | |
| Grower Representative | Organic winegrowing and sustainable practices | |
| Other UC | ||
| User, Unverified | ||
| DuPuis, Melanie | UC -Santa Cruz | |
| Assoc. Professor | ||
| Kabir, Zahangir | Sustainable Ag Farming Systems | |
| Research Manager | ||
| Muramoto, Joji | UC -Santa Cruz | |
| Ph.D | ||
| Pease, Corin | UC Davis | |
| Junior Specialist | Department of Entomology | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 41 | |
| ANR Members | 34 | |
| Non-ANR | 7 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |
