Laura Tourte

Santa Cruz County Farm Advisor

UCCE Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
(831) 763-8005
Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 763-8005
ljtourte@ucanr.edu

Websites

http://cesantacruz.ucdavis.edu

http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/farmbusinessandmarketplace

Also in:
San Benito County
Monterey County

Specialty

Farm Management and Small Farms

Education

M.S. Vegetable Crop Production, UC Davis. 1996

B.S. International Agricultural Development, UC Davis. 1990

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Ag Commodities and Products - General
• Economics, Markets, and Policy
• Marketing and Distribution Practices

Links

• The Farm Business and Market Place Website

ANR Publications

• Cover Cropping for Vegetable Production
• Organic Apple Production Manual
• Organic Strawberry Production Manual
• Organic Vegetable Production Manual
• Small Farm Handbook
• Small Farm Handbook, 2nd Edition
• Statistical Review of California's Organic Agriculture...

California Agriculture Article Contributions

• Post-emergence herbicides are cost effective for vineyard floor management on the Central Coast
• Vegetables, fruits and nuts account for 95% of organic sales in California

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Agricultural Management and Economics - Member
• Agriculture and Nature Tourism - Member
• Biometrics and Computer Software - Member
• Linking Research & Education in Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology - Member
• Organic - Member
• Small Farm - Member
• Strawberry - Member
• Vegetable Crop Coordinating Conference (VCCC) - Member

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