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Spray Application Technology

Summary The goal of this workgroup is improved pesticide and nutrient application efficiency in all settings in California. Progress towards this goal will reduce grower/applicator costs and the pollution potential from off-site movement of the spray material.
 
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Membership List
 
AES Scientist
Giles, Ken Biological & Agricultural Engineering
  Professor Engineering for pest control and plant protection; development of target sensing and sprayer control systems; handling and distribution of biological pest control agents; automation of pest control operations.
Morse, Joseph Entomology
  Entomologist and Professor of Entomology Citrus and avocado pest management, biological control; applied insect ecology; pesticide impacts on natural enemies; resistance management
CE Advisor
Aegerter, Brenna San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology
Baameur, Aziz Santa Clara County
  Farm Advisor Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, cucurbits, oriental vegetables
Beede, Robert Kings County
  Farm Advisor Tree fruit, nuts, grapes
Bettiga, Larry Monterey County
  Viticulture Farm Advisor Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
Bolda, Mark Santa Cruz County
  Farm Advisor Strawberries & Caneberries
Brittan, Kent Yolo County
  Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops Small grains, corn and biofuel crops
(info only) Connell, Joseph Butte County
  Farm Advisor and County Director Almonds, olives, citrus, subtropicals, ornamentals
Coviello, Richard Fresno County
  Farm Advisor Emeritus Entomology, pest management
Faber, Ben Ventura County
  Farm Advisor Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Gispert, Carmen Indio Office
  Area Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor Wine and table grapes
Grant, Joseph San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management
Greer, Christopher Sutter-Yuba Counties
  County Director - Sutter-Yuba and Colusa Counties Rice Farming Systems Advisor - Pest management, cultural practices, environmental interactions
Hembree, Kurt Fresno County
  Weed Management Farm Advisor Weed management strategies in crop and non-crop settings
Ingels, Chuck Sacramento County
  Farm Advisor and Interim County Director - County 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, sustainable landscaping, alternative turfgrass species, and tree training, pruning, and grafting.
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
Miyao, Gene Yolo County
  Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops Processing tomato production.
Munier, Douglas Glenn County
  Farm Advisor Agronomy-cotton, corn, wheat, clover seed, safflower, sunflower, and dry beans
Munk, Daniel Fresno County
  Farm Advisor Cotton Production Systems, Irrigation and Drainage, Soil Quality and Tillage
Natwick, Eric Imperial County
  Entomology Advisor Entomology, Pest Management
Niederholzer, Franz Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor   Orchard Systems Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate
O'Connell, Neil Tulare County
  Farm Advisor Citrus, Avocado
Orloff, Steve Siskiyou County
  County Director/Farm Advisor Conducts research & educational program with alfalfa, small grains, irrigated pasture, and noncrop weed control with emphasis on variety adaptation, pest management, irrigation, and general production practices
Pickel, Carolyn Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus IPM programs
Roncoroni, John Napa County
  Weed Science Farm Advisor Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic and Riparian Weed Control
Smith, Rhonda Sonoma County
  Viticulture Farm Advisor Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition
Vargas, Ronald Madera County
  Farm Advisor Field crops, cotton production, weed control
Vasquez, Stephen Madera County
  Viticulture Farm Advisor Viticulture and Grape Pathology
Verdegaal, Paul San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor Viticulture, almonds
Wilson, Rob Intermountain Research & Extension Center
  Intermountain REC Director/Farm Advisor weed managment in potatoes, onions, mint, forages, and range/wildlands
Wunderlich, Lynn Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
  Farm Advisor Viticulture and Pomology for the foothills; Sprayer calibration; Integrated Pest Management; Biological Control
CE Specialist
Allen, Edith Botany & Plant Sciences
  CE Natural Resources Specialist & Professor of Plant Ecology
Crisosto, Carlos Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
  CE Postharvest Physiologist Extension and research on postharvest biology and technology of fruits; fruit quality and deterioration and handling systems
Fidelibus, Matthew Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
  Associate CE Specialist Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Garbelotto, Matteo Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Extension Specialist in Forest Pathology and Adjunct Professor Forest pathology and mycology
Grafton-Cardwell, Elizabeth Lindcove Research & Extension Center
  Director of Lindcove REC & Research Entomologist UC Riverside Citrus Integrated Pest Management
Johnson, R. Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
  CE Pomologist Irrigation, fertilization, fruit thinning, rootstocks and fruit growth of peach, plum, nectarine, apple and kiwifruit; Davis campus specialist
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
VanSteenwyk, Robert Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  CE Entomologist Deciduous fruits, nuts and vines
Zalom, Frank Entomology CAES
  Professor, CE Specialist and Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management
Other ANR
Blecker, Lisa Integrated Pest Management
  Pesticide Safety and Education Program Coordinator Pesticide Safety and Education
Cohen, Susan Integrated Pest Management
  Senior Writer (Pesticide Safety) Pesticide Compendia; Pesticide Safety Training Resources
Dreistadt, Steve Integrated Pest Management
  Principal Editor IPM, ornamentals, landscape, biological control
Martin, Tunyalee Integrated Pest Management
  Content Development Supervisor Manage integrated pest management publication projects and supervise staff developing documents and materials for Web and print.
Melnicoe, Rick Pesticide Information & Coordination
  Retired effective June 28, 2012. Contact Lisa Blecker 530-752-3912, lblecker@ucdavis.edu. 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
Sams, Judy Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
 
Strand, Joyce Integrated Pest Management
  Acting Director and Associate Director for Communications Application of computers in agriculture (particularly pest management), agricultural meteorology
Whithaus, Shannah Integrated Pest Management
  PSEP Sr. Editor
Non-UC
Berger, Lori
 
DeSousa, Richard
 
Foth, Glen
 
Hoheisel, Gwen
  WSU Extension Educator Tree Fruit, Grapes
Jenkins, Jeff
  Professor Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Ludwig, Gabriele
 
mulvaney, sean
  sales manager spraying equipment
Obenauf, Gary
  Director of Research
rackerby, matt
 
Rear, Jeffrey
 
Robertson, Mark
  PhD Pest Managment
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.
Siegel, Joel
  Research Entomologist Entomology, Insect Pathology, Epidemiology
Steenwerth, Kerri
  Research Soil Scientist
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Wolf, John
 
Other UC
Michailides, Themis Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
  Plant Pathologist and Lecturer Ecology, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases of fruit and nut crops and vines, postharvest diseases, aflatoxin and mycotoxins of nut crops and figs.
Membership Totals
Number of Members70
ANR Members51
Non-ANR19
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