Agronomy
Addresses challenges in agronomic crops such as corn, alfalfa, dry beans, hybrid seed production, safflower, wheat, and other small grans, while delivering practical, relevant, and impactful solutions. Sacramento, Solano, Yolo
Mandeep Singh | Email: mdpsingh@ucanr.edu | Cell: (530) 376-7895
Climate Smart Agriculture
Provides technical assistance, outreach, and education to farmers and ranchers to increase the adoption of climate smart agriculture practices targeted at soil health, manure management, and water use efficiency. Sacramento, Solano, Yolo, Statewide
Hope Zabronsky | Email: hzabronsky@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-574-9963
Dairy
Serving Glenn, Butte, Tehama, Shasta, Sutter-Yuba, Siskiyou, Colusa, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties
Addresses the complex issues of animal health and welfare, dairy waste management, and water quality. Programs are developed locally, but have a national scope, serving to improve the quality and safety of milk and dairy foods and to encourage environmentally sound dairy management.
Betsy Karle | bmkarle@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-865-1156
Delta Crops
Serving San Joaquin, Sacramento, Solano, Yolo, and Contra Costa counties
Information on crops grown specifically around the Delta including alfalfa and forage, corn and small grains, and rice. Additional information on soil and water quality and weed science.
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles | Email: mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu | Phone: 209-953-6100
Environmental Horticulture
Provides information for landscape professionals and arborists with the goal of preserving and enhancing the environment. Research-based knowledge is provided to producers and end-users of landscape, nursery, turfgrass, and floriculture plants.
Joanna Solins | Email: jsolins@ucanr.edu | Phone: 916-875-2409
Livestock & Natural Resources
Conducts applied research and outreach to promote working landscapes that conserve biological diversity, protect water quality, and sustain livestock production.
Morgan Doran | Email: mpdoran@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-666-8738
Orchard Systems
Develops and provides extension resources for orchard growers. Delivers the latest management recommendations, implements local research programs that address the needs of our region, and makes farm calls to growers to assist with challenges in the field. You can read more about our Orchard Systems Program by visiting its separate webpage at the following link: https://cecapitolcorridor.ucanr.edu/About_Us/Contact_Us/?facultyid=26295
Katherine Jarvis-Shean | Email: kjarvisshean@ucanr.edu | 530-377-9528.
Regional Food Systems
Focuses on issues related to marketing, resilient supply chains, distribution infrastructure, processing infrastructure, financing models, and food waste.
Olivia Henry | Email: omhenry@ucanr.edu | Phone: 707-389-0723
Rice - Sacramento, Yolo
Serving Sutter, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento counties
Supports rice production by working with growers, Pest Control Advisors, commodity groups, and industry partners to address production, pest management, and sustainability challenges.
Whitney Brim-DeForest | Email: wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-822-7515
Sarah Marsh Janish | Email: smarsh@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-458-0578 or 530-203-8585
Small and Organic Farms
Connects small-scale farmers to evidence-based research, educational resources, and financial assistance. Includes an entire team who work directly in communities offering locally, relevant support.
Margaret Lloyd | Email: mglloyd@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-564-8642
Urban Integrated Pest Management
Works with professionals to improve pest control through research and education to protect our communities and the environment. Provides information for home and garden, commercial landscapes, and structural or industrial settings.
Jasmin Ramirez-Strain | Email: jramirezstrain@ucanr.edu | Phone: 707-608-4276
Karey Windbiel-Rojas | Email: kwindbiel@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-750-1241
Vegetable Crops
Fosters appropriate research and collects and disseminates relevant information to growers, processors, and related industries in the vegetable industry.
Patricia Lazicki | Email: palazicki@ucanr.edu | Phone: 530-666-8732
Wildlife
Facilitates the exchange of information about negative impacts of wild or feral mammals and birds in agricultural production, food safety, public health and safety, and natural resource conservation.
Breanna Martinico | Email: bmartinico@ucanr.edu | Phone: 707-253-4141