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Rice

Summary Facilitates collaborative research and educational activities involving Cooperative Extension and AES personnel that address topics related to rice production, such as sustainable farming practices, management of herbicide resistant weeds, integration of waterfowl into rice cropping systems, application of remote sensing to site specific farming, post harvest technology, food processing, and natural resource management.
 
Workgroup Chair Information
Name Luis Espino (Chair)
Phone (530) 458-0578
E-Mail laespino@ucdavis.edu
Unit: Colusa County
 
Membership List
 
AES Scientist
Eadie, John Animal Science
  Professor Waterfowl; avian behavior and ecology; population genetics; wetland and riparian ecology; molecular ecology.
Fischer, Albert Department of Plant Sciences
  Professor
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.
Jenkins, Bryan Biological & Agricultural Engineering
  Professor Energy systems in agriculture; biomass fuel production, thermal conversion, and environmental impacts; combustion and gasification of biomass fuels; properties of fuels; system models.
Plant, Richard Department of Plant Sciences
  AES   Professor   Quantitative Analyst Application of systems analysis to crop and resource management; including statistics, geographic information systems, and mathematical modeling.
Sumner, Daniel Agricultural Issues Center
  Director, UC Agricultural Issues Center and Frank Buck Jr. Chair Professor National and International Agricultural Policy
SUNDARESAN, VENKATESAN Plant Biology CBS
  Professor
van Kessel, Chris Department of Plant Sciences
  Professor   Chair   Department of Plant Sciences Agronomy, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, cropping systems, international agriculture.
CE Advisor
Espino, Luis Colusa County
  Rice Farm Advisor Entomology, Agronomy
Greer, Christopher Sutter-Yuba Counties
  County Director - Sutter-Yuba and Colusa Counties Rice Farming Systems Advisor - Pest management, cultural practices, environmental interactions
Leinfelder-Miles, Michelle San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor Crop Production, Soil and Water Quality, the Delta
Mutters, Randall Butte County
  Farm Advisor Rice, winter cereals, turf
Nader, Glenn Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor   Livestock and Natural Resources Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
CE Specialist
Flint, Mary Integrated Pest Management
  Associate Director, Urban and Community IPM and Extension Entomologist Integrated Pest Management, biological control, landscape and garden IPM, information dissemination and entomology.
Godfrey, Larry Entomology
  CE Specialist Extension Entomoogy Specialist
Hill, James Department of Plant Sciences
  CE Specialist Conducts research and education programs on rice-based cropping systems with focus on production technologies such as direct seeding; weed control; nutrition; residue management and the relationship of these factors to environmental quality.
Lemaux, Peggy Plant & Microbial Biology
  CE Specialist Agriculture and Biotechnology
Other ANR
Shoemaker, Charles Food Science & Technology
  Professor   Food Scientist Food rheology; interfacial phenomena in food systems; microcomputer technology in food analysis and process control
Stogsdill, Ray
  Research Assistant
Non-UC
Buttner, Paul California Rice Commission
  Environmental Affairs Manager Industry relations, environment issues
firoved, roberta CA Rice Commission
  Environmental regulations
Hargrove, Keith Farmers Rice Cooperative
  Vice President milling and storage
Jodari, Farman CA Rice Experiment Station
  Plant Breeder Plant genetics, plant breeding
Johnson, Tim California Rice Commission
  CEO Industry/government relations, marketing
McKenzie, Kent CA Rice Experiment Station
  Director Genetics, plant breeding
Oster, Jeff CA Rice Experiment Station
  Plant Pathologist Plant pathology
Stewart, Robert Department of Plant Sciences
  Program Advisor Seed Certification
Tai, Thomas USDA
  Geneticist molecular biology Assoc. AES -- rice pathology 530-752-8303 - lab
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Other UC
Brodt, Sonja Sustainable Agricultural Research & Education Program
  Academic Coordinator Agriculture, Resources, and the Environment
Eckert, James
 
Filmer, Ann Dean's Office CA&ES
  Director of Communications 1) Information dissemination to stakeholders; 2) Floriculture production, postharvest handling of ornamentals
Pan, Zhongli Biological & Agricultural Engineering
  Adjunct Professor Improving the value of agricultural products and their components through new and improved postharvest and processing technologies.
Rousseau, Robert Department of Plant Science, UCD
  doctoral candidate
Wennig, Ray Agronomy & Range Science, UC Davis
  SRA rice agronomy, variety development
Membership Totals
Number of Members36
ANR Members25
Non-ANR11
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