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Workgroup Information Small Farm |
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| $10,250 | |
| Summary | Small farms issues and research and educational needs of limited resources farmers in California. |
| Annual Reports: |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Ben Faber (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (805) 645-1462 |
| bafaber@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Ventura County |
| Location: |
Cooperative Extension Ventura County 669 County Square Drive, #100 Ventura, 93003-5401 |
| Name | Ramiro Lobo (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (760) 752-4716 |
| relobo@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | San Diego North County Office |
| Location: |
151 E. Carmel St. San Marcos, 92078 |
| Responsible for Workgroup Administration and Budget | |
| Name | Linda Vieira |
| lmvieira@ucdavis.edu | |
| Phone | 530-752-7717 |
| Membership List | ||
| AES Scientist | ||
| (info only) Altieri, Miguel | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) | |
| Entomologist Professor | Agroecology, development of alternative agricultural systems and technology, biological pest control. Mail to: 129 Giannini Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-3112. | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Aguiar, Jose | Indio Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Vegetable crops and small farms | |
| Baameur, Aziz | Santa Clara County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, cucurbits, oriental vegetables | |
| Bender, Gary | San Diego North County Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Subtropical horticulture, deciduous fruit trees, irrigation, water quality, pest management, root rot and pathology of avocados and citrus, avocado canopy management | |
| Bolda, Mark | Santa Cruz County | |
| Farm Advisor Strawberries & Caneberries | ||
| Brittan, Kent | Yolo County | |
| Yolo County Director & Farm Advisor for Field Crops | Small grains, corn and biofuel crops | |
| Cahn, Michael | Monterey County | |
| Farm Advisor | Irrigation & Water Resources | |
| Canevari, Mick | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor Emeritus | Agronomy, Weed Control | |
| Caprile, Janet | Contra Costa County | |
| Farm Advisor | Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops | |
| Coates, William | San Benito County | |
| Farm Advisor - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties), Acting County Director (San Benito County only) | Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops | |
| de la Fuente, Maria | San Benito County | |
| Farm Advisor San Benito and Santa Clara Counties | Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, plant pathology and soil microbiology. | |
| Drake, Daniel | Siskiyou County | |
| Farm Advisor | Conducts research and educational programs in the areas of livestock, range and pasturing with emphasis on beef cattle, computer application, animal nutrition, particularly trace minerals and general agricultural marketing economics as key areas | |
| Elkins, Rachel | Lake County | |
| Pomology Farm Advisor in Lake and Mendocino Counties and Master Gardener Advisor in Lake County | ||
| Faber, Ben | Ventura County | |
| Farm Advisor | Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals | |
| Gaskell, Mark | Santa Barbara County | |
| Farm Advisor | Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms | |
| George, Holly | Plumas Sierra | |
| Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor, County Director | Youth, Livestock, Multiple Use of Natural Resources | |
| Giraud, Deborah | Humboldt County Office | |
| Farm and Community / Economic Development Advisor | Plant sciences, fruit trees, vegetables, community development, ornamentals | |
| Harper, John | Mendocino County | |
| Mendocino County Director and Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor | Sheep production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications. | |
| (info only) Hartin, Janet | San Bernardino County | |
| Environmental Horticulture Advisor | Environmental horticulture, sustainable landscapes (irrigation and greenwaste management) | |
| Ingels, Chuck | Sacramento County | |
| Farm Advisor | Tree crops, grapes and strawberries, environmental horticulture, and Master Gardeners/urban horticulture. Areas of research and extension focus include IPM, evaluation of sustainable products and practices, water conservation and deficit irrigation, home orchards and vineyards, and tree training, pruning, and grafting. | |
| Ingram, Roger | Placer-Nevada Counties | |
| Placer-Nevada County Director and Farm Advisor | Grazing management, fencing, nutrition, economics, livestock, range, land use, low-stress livestock handling, California Grazing Academy | |
| Jimenez, Manuel | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management | |
| (info only) Lancaster, Don | Modoc County | |
| County Director | Range and forage crops and natural resources | |
| Lobo, Ramiro | San Diego North County Office | |
| Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor | Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty 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 | |
| Mauk, Peggy | Central Coast & South Region | |
| Regional Director - Central Coast and South Region | Leadership, personnel & fiscal administration, outreach, UC & DANR policies, member of DANR Program Council. Academic programs - - Citrus, avocados, & dates | |
| 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 | |
| Mickler, Jan | Stanislaus County | |
| Farm Advisor | Vegetable Crops | |
| Miyao, Gene | Yolo County | |
| Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops | Processing tomato production. | |
| 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. | |
| Murray, Mike | Colusa County | |
| County Director | Vegetable crops, community development | |
| Nader, Glenn | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Farm Advisor Livestock and Natural Resources | Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources | |
| Rilla, Ellie | Marin County | |
| Community Development Advisor | Public policy education, natural resource issues | |
| Robb, Karen | Mariposa County | |
| Farm Advisor County Director | Horticulture, Entomology and Integrated Pest Management, Ag/Urban Issues | |
| Schmierer, Jerry | Colusa County | |
| Agronomy Farm Advisor | Plant science, alfalfa, wheat,dry beans, corn, barley, and oil seed crops with speciality in precision agriculture and weed management. | |
| (info only) Smith, Richard | Monterey County | |
| Farm Advisor | Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | |
| Stoddard, Scott | Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor Vegetable Crops and Limited Resource Farms | Soil fertility and conservation, tomatoes, peppers, sweetpotatoes, weed management | |
| Takele, Etaferahu | Riverside County | |
| County Director/Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics | Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura. | |
| 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 | |
| Wilen, Cheryl | Integrated Pest Management | |
| Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor | Integrated Pest Management for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape. Projects related to pesticide reduction and alternatives in urban (non-Ag) areas. Research specialty in weed management.Other key words: Urban Pest Management, Environmental Horticulture | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Cantwell, Marita | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE Vegetable Specialist | Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of vegetables, including specialty and fresh cut vegetables. | |
| Conte, Fred | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist | Fresh water and marine aquaculture production and related public policy and regulatory issues. Computer Software, shellfish sanitation and aquatic animal welfare | |
| (info only) Cook, Roberta | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Food distribution, Fruit and Vegetable Marketing, International Competition and Trade, Mexican Horticultural Industry, Food safety | |
| Ernst, Ralph | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist Emeritus | Environmental physiology and nutrition of commercial poultry. | |
| Hardesty, Shermain | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Cooperative Theory, Management and Finance, and Food Marketing Systems | |
| 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 | |
| Jolly, Desmond | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Former director Specialist in Cooperative Extension Small Farm Program | Marketing, agricultural sustainability, economics of food safety, consumption economics and public policy, international agricultural development; Director of Small Farm Program | |
| 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 | |
| Merhaut, Donald | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops | Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production | |
| Mussen, Eric | Entomology CAES | |
| CE Apiculturist | Apiculture, managing honey bees and wild bees for maximum field production, while minimizing pesticide damage to pollinator population | |
| Pettygrove, Stuart | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| CE Soils Specialist | Soil fertility; land application of wastes and wastewater; dairy manure; winegrape nutrition; precision agriculture. | |
| Reid, Michael | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Cooperative Extension Specialist | Postharvest biology and technology of ornamentals, cut flowers, flowering plants, foliage plants. Physiology of flowering and flowering control, chilling injury, mode of action of ethylene and inhibition of ethylene responses. | |
| Rosenberg, Howard | Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy | |
| CE Specialist | Farm personnel management practices and issues, particularly in relation to production technology, employment law, and labor market conditions. | |
| Suslow, Trevor | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Postharvest pathology, Microbial food safety, postharvest transportation | ||
| 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. | |
| Thompson, James | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Postharvest operations including drying and refrigeration of fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, tree nuts, and grains; transportation of agricultural commodities; energy management and alternative energy systems. | |
| Westerdahl, Becky | Nematology CAES | |
| CE Specialist Professor | Applied nematology, integrated pest management | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Fujimoto, Isao | Human & Community Development | |
| Emeritus Senior Lecturer SOE | Strategies for community empowerment, rural revitalization, celebrations and symbols for building community solidarity, sustainable agriculture and appropriate technology, San Joaquin Valley, Third World, Pacific Rim, Japan | |
| (info only) Gonzalez, Refugio | Imperial County | |
| Emeritus Regional Director | ||
| Liesch, Darlene | Kern County | |
| County Director | Youth development | |
| Vieira, Linda | Small Farm Program | |
| Administrative Specialist | Office manager, budget, personnel | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Firestein, Karen | USDA | |
| Outreach | Agricultural cooperatives | |
| Hendricks, Lonnie | UCCE, Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor | Pomology | |
| Jimenez, L | Sierra Gold Nurseries | |
| Human Resources Director | ||
| Alcantara, Sergio | ||
| Grants and Contracts | ||
| Roberts, Bruce | ||
| Other UC | ||
| I King, Ann | ||
| Leap, James | UCSC/CASFS | |
| Farm Manager | Small Scale Organic farming systems, weed control, cover crops | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 72 | |
| ANR Members | 67 | |
| Non-ANR | 5 | |
| Info Only | 6 | |
