Ag tech experts

Irwin Donis-Gonzalez

UC Cooperative Extension specialist in biological and agricultural engineering, UC Davis
Postharvest engineering, handling (storage, drying, etc.), traceability, and processing of agricultural commodities with a goal of reducing energy consumption while ensuring food quality and safety
(530) 752-8986
irdonisgon@ucdavis.edu 

Sean Hogan

Drone services head, Informatics and Geographic Information Systems (IGIS) Statewide Program
Remote sensing and drone technology/applications, drone training
(530) 750-1322
sdhogan@ucanr.edu 

Grant Johnson

Cooperative Extension urban agriculture technology area advisor
South Coast Research and Extension Center (Irvine); Los Angeles and Orange counties
Technologies that improve plant production, especially in controlled environments like greenhouses
(949) 414-8022
gejohnson@ucanr.edu 

Ahmed Kayad

Agricultural engineering advisor
Intermountain Research and Extension Center (Tulelake); Modoc and Siskiyou counties
New technologies related to mechanization, automation, and precision agriculture into intermountain cropping systems; drones and weed detection
(530) 667-5117
agkayad@ucanr.edu

Maggi Kelly

Director, Informatics and Geographic Information Systems (IGIS) Statewide Program
Cooperative Extension specialist in the Environmental Science, Policy and Management department, UC Berkeley
Mapping, GIS, remote sensing, spatial modeling, UAVs, participatory research
(510) 642-7272
maggi@berkeley.edu 

Farzaneh Khorsandi

UC Cooperative Extension specialist in agricultural and biological engineering, UC Davis
Ag safety & health (engineering control), agricultural machine systems (design and test), instrumentation, finite element analysis, agricultural mechanization
(530) 752-7848
fkhorsandi@ucdavis.edu 

Peter Larbi

UC Cooperative Extension specialist in agricultural application engineering
Principal investigator and director, Agricultural Application Engineering Program, at Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (Parlier)
Regional leadership in agricultural engineering extension and applied research with a focus on spray application engineering
(559) 646-6577
palarbi@ucanr.edu

Andy Lyons

Program coordinator, Informatics and Geographic Information Systems (IGIS) Statewide Program
GIS, spatial analysis, dynamical system modeling, drone mapping, political ecology
andlyons@ucanr.edu

Alireza Pourreza

UC Cooperative Extension specialist in agricultural mechanization, UC Davis
Precision agriculture/horticulture; machine vision; agricultural robotics and automation; big data, hyperspectral/multispectral imaging; remote sensing, drones, GIS
(530) 752-9290
apourreza@ucdavis.edu

Manpreet Singh

Cooperative Extension technology and innovation advisor for small farms
Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (Parlier); Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Madera and Merced counties
Testing and evaluation technologies to improve crop production efficiency, weed control, water management
mansing@ucanr.edu

Gabe Youtsey

Chief innovation officer, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Co-founder, The VINE
Agriculture, food, and biotech innovation
(530) 750-1314
gdyoutsey@ucanr.edu