Workgroup directory/information
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Workgroup Information Dairy Quality Assurance |
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| Summary | The workgroup supports the Regulatory/Industry/UC partnership, the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program. The purpose of the CDQAP is to encourage science-based farming & management practices which promote the health of the consumer, the environment and the animals. |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Deanne Meyer (Chair) |
| Phone | (530) 752-9391 |
| dmeyer@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Animal Science |
| Location: |
Animal Science One Shields Avenue Davis, 95616-8521 |
| Name | Michael Payne (Chair) |
| Phone | 530-30409306 |
| mpayne@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | |
| Name | Carolyn Stull (Chair) |
| Phone | (530) 752-0855 |
| clstull@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Veterinary Medicine Extension |
| Location: |
Veterinary Medicine Extension One Shields Avenue 1383A Surge III Davis, 95616-8736 |
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Membership List |
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| AES Scientist | ||
| DePeters, Edward | Animal Science | |
| Professor | Ruminant nutrition of dairy cattle; mammary gland synthesis of milk protein and fat; nutrient digestion, absorption, and metabolism; evaluation of by-product feedstuffs and forage quality. | |
| VanderGheynst, Jean | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Professor and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies | Bioprocess engineering for the remediation of agricultural waste products and the production of food and energy resources; mathematical modeling of transport phenomena and microbial kinetics of biological systems; microbial ecology of biological systems; biosensors and bioelectronics; bioremediation; separation and purification of products from microbial and plant cell tissue cultures. | |
| Zhang, Ruihong | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Professor | Bioenvironmental engineering. Treatment of agricultural and food wastes for pollution prevention and resource utilization; air quality control for animal and human environments; study of biological, physical, and chemical processing techniques for organic waste conversion and nutrient management; control of gaseous and particulate emissions from animal feedlots and food processing facilities. | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Campbell-Mathews, Marsha | Stanislaus County | |
| Farm Advisor | Field crops | |
| Castillo, Alejandro | Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor Dairy Science | Ruminants Nutrition | |
| Collar, Carol | Kings County | |
| Farm Advisor | Dairy, livestock and forage | |
| Crane, Sharon | Kern County | |
| Office Services Technician | Process Newsletters, Meeting Announcements, and Research Papers for Advisors. | |
| Frate, Carol | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor | Alfalfa, dry beans, sugarbeets, corn, plant pathology | |
| Heguy, Jennifer | Stanislaus County | |
| Farm Advisor | Dairy, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties | |
| Higginbotham, Gerald | Madera County | |
| Dairy Farm Advisor | Dairy nutrition and management; silage management | |
| Lewis, David | Marin County | |
| Director | Watershed Management and Research | |
| Mueller, Shannon | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor | Agronomy, alfalfa seed, hay production, seed certification, forage crops, pollination and honeybee management, oil seed crop production, and dry beans. | |
| Munk, Daniel | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor | Cotton Production Systems, Irrigation and Drainage, Soil Quality and Tillage | |
| Peterson, Nyles | San Bernardino County | |
| County Director & Dairy Advisor | Dairy management, waste management, milk quality and milking management | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Berry, Steven | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist | Dairy management and health; hoof health and lameness in dairy cattle; management , cow comfort and welfare. | |
| Bruhn, John | Food Science & Technology | |
| Dairy bacteriology, dairy chemistry, processing of dairy foods | ||
| Gerry, Alec | Entomology | |
| Associate Veterinary Entomologist and CE Specialist | Veterinary Entomology | |
| Harter, Thomas | Hydrology Program | |
| Cooperative Extension Specialist | Flow and transport processes in groundwater and in the vadoze zone; non-point source pollution of groundwater; groundwater remediation; groundwater resources management; geostatistics; stochastic analysis; numerical modeling. | |
| Meyer, Deanne | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist | Livestock waste management | |
| Mitloehner, Frank | Animal Science | |
| Professor and CE Specialist | Livestock systems air quality; quantification and mitigation of Ag air pollutants | |
| Oltjen, James | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist | Computer decision support software; beef quality assurance; standardized performance analysis for cattle and sheep ranches. Animal management systems; resource use in animal agriculture; beef cattle growth. | |
| Pettygrove, G. | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| CE Soils Specialist | Soil fertility; land application of wastes and wastewater; dairy manure; winegrape nutrition; precision agriculture. | |
| Putnam, Daniel | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Extenson Specialist, Agronomist in the AES | Alfalfa and forage crops systems, forage quality and utilization, alternative field crops, cellulosic energy crops (switchgrass, miscanthus) crop ecology. | |
| Robinson, Peter | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist | On-farm animal management systems; on-farm implementation of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of cows. | |
| Schwankl, Lawrence | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| CE Irrigation Specialist | Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation | |
| Silva-del-Rio, Noelia | Veterinary Medicine Extension | |
| UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist | Dairy | |
| Stull, Carolyn | Veterinary Medicine Extension | |
| Animal Welfare CE Specialist | Agricultural animal welfare program; trasport stress, starvation in animals, best management practices | |
| Malkin, Richard | ||
| Professor Emeritus | Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes | |
| Van Eenennaam, Alison | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist | Animal genomics, biotechnology, beef cattle, genetic engineering, animal breeding | |
| Yates, Marylynn | Environmental Sciences | |
| Professor of Environmental Microbiology | Water and Wastewater Microbiology | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Ed, Burton | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | |
| State Conservationist | ||
| Holstege, Dirk | UC Davis Analytical Laboratory | |
| Director | ||
| Karle, Betsy | Glenn County | |
| Dairy Program Representative | ||
| Payne, Michael | ||
| Outreach Coordinator | Food Safety | |
| User, Unverified | ||
| Non-UC | ||
| Ahlem, Charles | Hilmar Cheese Co./ CDQAP | |
| Founding Partner/Chairman | ||
| Andri, Stan | California Manufacturing Milk Advisory Board | |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Breitmeyer, Richard | CDFA | |
| Director Animal Health and Food Safety | ||
| Cantu, Celeste | State Water Resources Control Board | |
| Executive Director | ||
| De Grassi, Ria | California Farm Bureau | |
| Director, National Affairs | Cattle Production/Legislative Affairs | |
| Eddie, Hard | California Department of Food and Agriculture | |
| Env. Specialist Executive Office | ||
| Hight, Robert | California Department of Fish and Game | |
| Director | ||
| Johnson, Dan | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | |
| State Water Management Engineer | ||
| Kawamura, A.G. | California Department of Food and Agriculture | |
| Secretary | ||
| Kuo, Lynn | US Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Environmental Engineer | ||
| Martin, Paul | Western United Dairymen | |
| Environmental Specialist | ||
| Menke, John | State Water Resources Control Board | |
| Confined Animal Program Coord. | ||
| Mullinax, Denise | ||
| CDQAP, Asst. Director | ||
| O'Donnell, Joe | California Dairy Research Foundation | |
| Director | ||
| Plumb, Larry | USDA Farm Services Agency | |
| Conservation Specialist | ||
| Shannon, Walt | State Water Resources Control Board | |
| Chief, Nonpoint Source Ag Unit | ||
| Souza, Ray | Western United Dairymen | |
| President | ||
| Ugstad, Paul | USDA APHIS | |
| Area Vet in Charge | ||
| Wilson, Dennis | California Department of Food and Agriculture | |
| Veterinary Medical Officer | ||
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 54 | |
| ANR Members | 35 | |
| Non-ANR | 19 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |
