Workgroup directory/information

Workgroup Information Organic
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
Workgroup Chair Information
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Phone
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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
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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	Commercial Horticultural Production
Gaskell, Mark		San Luis Obispo 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
	County Director, Farm Advisor for 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
	Emeritus 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
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, Farm Advisor"	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
	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
Ohlendorf, Barbara		Integrated Pest Management
	Pest Management Guidelines Coordinator – Retired 6/29/10
Quirt, William		Marin County
	Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator
Rippee, Joni		Program Planning & Evaluation
	Director, Program Planning & Evaluation	ANR - Program Planning, Financial and Budget Management
Warnert, Jeannette		Communication Services and Information Technology
	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
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		40
ANR Members		33
Non-ANR		7
Info Only		0