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Workgroup Information Alfalfa and Forage Systems
Summary	The California Alfalfa & Forage Systems Workgroup is the key UC contact point for alfalfa and forage crops. We address educational, research, and grower/public issues for the state's alfalfa and forage crops which occupy more than 2 million irrigated acres in CA. The Workgroup is the principal organizor and sponsor of the California Alfalfa Symposium, and has sponsored Western and National Forage Conferences. We provide an interdisciplinary approach to pest management, water resources, irrigation, forage quality, cropping systems, economics, alternative forages, seed genetics, biotechnology, and environmental issues as these relate to forage systems. We seek to envision more sustainable, lower impact forage systems for the future.
Website:	http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Daniel Putnam (Chair)
Phone	(530) 752-8982
E-Mail	dhputnam@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Department of Plant Sciences
Location:	Department of Plant Sciences One Shields Avenue 1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg Davis, 95616-8780

Membership List
AES Scientist
Dandekar, Abhaya		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor   Geneticist-AES	Transfer expression and regulation of 'transgenes' in tree crops; identification/ modification of useful genetic traits through analysis/evaluation of transgenic plants; transgenes, gene transfer, transgenic plants, gene expression, gene regulation
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.
Summers, Charles		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Entomologist	Pest management of field and vegetable crops, biology, ecology and management of aphids, aphids as virus vectors
Teuber, Larry		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor V	Genetics and biology of: floral characters influencing alfalfa pollination by honey bees, gene flow in honey bee cross pollinated crops, resistance to lygus bugs and whiteflies, Director University of California Foundation Seed Progarm
CE Advisor
Bali, Khaled		Imperial County
	Irrigation/Water Management Advisor and County Director. Interim Director UC Desert Research and Extension Center	Irrigation and water management, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL, biosolids
Biscaro, Andre		Los Angeles County
	Agriculture and Environmental Issues Advisor	Soils management
Brittan, Kent		Yolo County
	Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops	Small grains, corn and biofuel crops
Campbell-Mathews, Marsha		Stanislaus County
	Farm Advisor	Field crops
Canevari, Mick		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus	Agronomy, Weed Control
Castillo, Alejandro		Merced County
	Farm Advisor   Dairy Science	Ruminants Nutrition
Collar, Carol		Kings County
	Farm Advisor	Dairy, livestock and forage
Frate, Carol		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor	Alfalfa, dry beans, sugarbeets, corn, plant pathology
George, Holly		Plumas Sierra
	Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor, County Director	Livestock, Multiple Use of Natural Resources & Community Development
Guerrero, Juan		Imperial County
	Area Livestock Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Livestock; alfalfa and irrigated pasture; feedlot cattle; waste management; biosolids
Hembree, Kurt		Fresno County
	Weed Management Farm Advisor	Weed management strategies in crop and non-crop settings
Higginbotham, Gerald		Madera County
	Dairy Farm Advisor	Dairy nutrition and management; silage management
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
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.
Natwick, Eric		Imperial County
	Entomology Advisor	Entomology, Pest Management
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
Sanden, Blake		Kern County
	Irrigation & Agronomy Farm Advisor	Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa
Wilson, Rob		Intermountain Research & Extension Center
	Intermountain REC Director/Farm Advisor	weed managment in potatoes, onions, mint, forages, and range/wildlands
Wright, Steven		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties	Cotton, small grains, weed control
CE Specialist
Butler, Leslie		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension	Dairy Production, Marketing and Policy, Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy, Biotechnology, Technological Change, Public Policy Issues
Davis, R		Plant Pathology - CAES
	CE Plant Pathologist	Diseases of vegetable & field crops
Godfrey, Larry		Entomology
	CE Specialist	Extension Entomoogy Specialist
Hanson, Blaine		Land, Air & Water Resources
	CE Irrigation and Drainage Specialist	Drainage; wells and pumps; micro-irrigation, sprinkler irrigation; furrow irrigation, border and basin irrigation, irrigation scheduling; salinity; soil moisture sensors
Lanini, W		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Ecologist	Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture
Lemaux, Peggy		Plant & Microbial Biology
	CE Specialist	Agriculture and Biotechnology
Prichard, Terry		Land, Air & Water Resources
	CE Irrigation  Water Management Specialist	Irrigation water management, crop response to limited water supplies, water infiltration, Delta water quality and soil salinity issues
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
Westerdahl, Becky		Nematology CAES
	CE Specialist   Professor	Applied nematology, integrated pest management
Other ANR
Holstege, Dirk		UC Davis Analytical Laboratory
	Director
Meyer, Roland		Land, Air & Water Resources
	CE Soils Specialist Emeritus	Soil fertility-plant nutrition, efficiency of fertilizer use, pollution of environment by waste products and fertilizers, application of fly ash and other wastes on forest and agricultural lands, water quality evaluation and concerns, soil-water-plant nutrient interactions and their effect on plant growth
Non-UC
Aksland, Gene		Resource Seeds, Gilroy
	Breeder	small grain forages
Bowles, Philip
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Ellis, Tom		California Alfalfa & Forage Association
	Alfalfa Hay Grower	Alfalfa production, cubing, marketing
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Kiess, Aaron		CAFA director
	Executive Director	Grower liaison-manager
Other UC
Van Deynze, Allen
Membership Totals
Number of Members		44
ANR Members		38
Non-ANR		6
Info Only		0