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Workgroup Information Weed |
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Summary | One and a half day annual meeting which brings together extension specialists, farm advisors, experiment station and USDA personnel, and other weed scientiest to discuss research updates, major projects, regulatory and concerns impacting weed science. |
Website: | http://wric.ucdavis.edu/about_us/about_us.htm |
Workgroup Chair Information | |
Name | Thomas Getts (Chair) |
Phone | 530-251-2650 |
tjgetts@ucanr.edu | |
Unit: | Lassen County |
Name | Bradley Hanson (Co-Chair) |
Phone | (530) 752-8115 |
bhanson@ucdavis.edu | |
Unit: | Department of Plant Sciences |
Membership List |
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AES Scientist | ||
Eviner, Valerie | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Professor | Using a mechanistic understanding of plant-soil interactions to increase our understanding and effective management of: invasions, restoration, biogeochemical cycling, global change, grazing systems, wildfire recovery, and sustainable agriculture. | |
Jasieniuk, Marie | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Professor | Evolution, genetics, and spread of herbicide resistance; population genetics of agricultural weeds and invasive plants | |
Mesgaran, Mohsen | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Weed ecology and biology, Modeling | ||
Norris, Robert | Weed Science Program | |
Emeritus | Weed ecology with emphasis on population regulation, weed management, and integrated pest management in field crops. Weed management in sustainable agricultural systems. | |
Rejmanek, Marcel | ||
Slaughter, David | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
Professor | Instrumentation and postharvest engineering for biological materials; packaging, handling, storage and transportation of agricultural commodities; nondestructive measurement of quality and composition of biological materials; robotics, control and vision | |
CE Advisor | ||
Aegerter, Brenna | San Joaquin County | |
Farm Advisor | Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology | |
Angeles, Jorge | ||
Weed Management Advisor | ||
Aram, Kamyar | Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension | |
Specialty Crops Advisor | ||
Bachie, Oli | Imperial County | |
Imperial County Director | Agronomy & Weed Management | |
Becchetti, Theresa | Stanislaus County | |
Farm Advisor | Livestock and Natural Resources, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties | |
Bell, Carl | Ventura County | |
Regional Advisor | Invasive Plants | |
Bettiga, Larry | Monterey County | |
Acting Monterey County Director & Viticulture Farm Advisor | Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation. | |
Bolda, Mark | Santa Cruz County | |
Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries | Strawberry and caneberry culture - horticulture, fertility, pest management practices, closed environment agriculture | |
Brim-Deforest, Whitney | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor, Master Gardener Advisor, UC Integrated Pest Management Program Afilliate | Rice, Weeds, Wild Rice | |
Campbell, Marsha | ||
Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Field crops | |
Canevari, William | San Joaquin County | |
Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Weed Control | |
Carneiro Galdi, Giuliano | Merced County | |
Agronomy and Crops Advisor | ||
Clark, Nicholas | Kings County | |
Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor | Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management | |
Daugovish, Oleg | Ventura County | |
Strawberry and Vegetable Crop Advisor | Ag and Environmental Issues for Veg Crops and Strawberries | |
Davy, Josh | Tehama County | |
Livestock, Range, and Natural Resources Advisor / County Director | Livestock, Range and Irrigated Pasture | |
Deak, Alison | Mariposa County | |
Fire Advisor | ||
Doran, Morgan | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
UC Cooperative Extension Advisor for Livestock and Natural Resources | Livestock, beef cattle, sheep, nutrition, range management, irrigated pastures, grazing systems, ranch water quality. | |
Faber, Ben | Ventura County | |
Advisor | Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. | |
Finzel, Julie | Kern County | |
Farm Advisor | Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management | |
Gautam, Sandipa | Lindcove Research & Extension Center | |
Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor | Integrated Management of Citrus Pests; Serving Tulare, Fresno, Madera, and Kern counties | |
Getts, Thomas | Lassen County | |
Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor | Weed control in wildlands, rangelands, and the forage-based cropping systems of the intermountain region. | |
Gill, Haramrit | Tulare County | |
Environmental Horticulture Advisor | ||
Goncalves, Clebson | Lake County | |
Diversified Agriculture Advisor - Lake & Mendocino Counties | Diversified Agricultural Systems Area - Weed Science (Chemical and Organic Approaches), Integrated pest management, Ornamental Crops, and Turfgrass | |
Gordon, Phoebe | Madera County | |
Orchard Crops Farm Advisor | Madera County: Almonds, pistachios, stone fruit, figs Merced County: Pistachio and figs | |
Greer, Christopher | San Luis Obispo County | |
Area Cooperative Extension Advisor - Integrated Pest Management | Integrated Pest Management of Agricultural Crops | |
Hill, Ryan | Tehama County | |
Agronomy & Weed Sciences Advisor | ||
Hollingsworth, Joy | Tulare County | |
Table Grape Advisor | Grapes | |
Jarvis-Shean, Katherine | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Orchard Systems Advisor | ||
Jones, Michael | Mendocino County | |
Forestry Advisor - Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties | Forest Health; Disturbance Ecology; Entomology; Integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests | |
Kayad, Ahmed | ||
Agricultural Engineer Advisor | Agricultural Engineering, Precision Agriculture, Farm Machinery, Remote Sensing | |
Kron, Cindy | Sonoma County | |
North Coast Area IPM Advisor | Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Viticulture | |
Larsen, Royce | San Luis Obispo County | |
Area Natural Resource/Watershed Advisor | Water Quality and Non-point Source Pollution on Rangelands. Also, other natural resource issues including: Rangeland Improvements, Noxious Invasive Weeds, Wildland Fires, Grassland Restoration and Endangered Species. | |
Lazicki, Patricia | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Vegetable Crops Advisor | ||
Le Strange, Michelle (Missy) | Tulare County | |
Farm Advisor Emeritus | Vegetable crops, turf & landscape management, weed management (vegetable crops, turf and ornamentals), Master Gardener Program Advisor | |
Leinfelder-Miles, Michelle | San Joaquin County | |
Farm Advisor | Crop Production, Soil and Water Resources, the Delta | |
Light, Sarah | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
Agronomy Farm Advisor | Alfalfa/Hay, Beans, Wheat, Corn, Sorghum, Sunflower, Safflower, Hemp, Soil Health, Cover Crops, Agronomy, Annual Cropping Systems in the Sacramento Valley. | |
Lloyd, Margaret | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Small Farms Advisor | Organic | |
Long, Rachael | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops, Pest Management | Pest management, agronomy, dry beans, alfalfa, water quality, oil seed crops | |
Marsh Janish, Sarah | Colusa County | |
Rice Systems Farm Advisor | Rice, Herbicide resistance, rice weeds | |
McDonald, Chris | San Bernardino County | |
Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor | invasive plants, weeds, native plant restoration, vegetation management, sensitive species management, habitat restoration, restoration planning, environmental education, partnerships with Tribes and tribal communities | |
Milliron, Luke | Butte County | |
Orchard Systems Advisor | ||
Miyao, Eugene | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Emeritus Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops | Processing tomato production. | |
Molinar, Richard | Small Farm Program | |
Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish | |
Oneto, Scott | Central Sierra Cooperative Extension | |
Farm Advisor | Agriculture, master gardener program, rangeland management, weed science | |
Rao, Devii | San Benito County | |
San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor | Rangeland Ecology and Management, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management, Conservation of Biological Diversity, Watershed Protection and Management. | |
Riar, Mandeep | Kern County | |
Restoration Ecology and Weed Science Advisor | Crop and weed physiology Land restoration | |
Roncoroni, John | Napa County | |
Weed Science Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic Weed Control | |
Satomi, Ricky | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
Forestry/Natural Resources Advisor | Forest Management, Geographic Information Systems, Biomass | |
Shogren, Christopher | Los Angeles County | |
Environmental Horticulture Advisor | Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests | |
Singh, Manpreet | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
Technology and Innovation for Small Farms Advisor | ||
Smith, Rhonda | Sonoma County | |
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition | |
Smith, Richard | Monterey County | |
Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | |
Solins, Joanna | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Environmental Horticulture Advisor | Urban green infrastructure | |
Stackhouse, Jeffery | Humboldt County Office | |
Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor | ||
Stoddard, C Scott | Merced County | |
County Director and Farm Advisor Vegetable Crops and Soils | Soil fertility and soil conservation, tomatoes, melons, sweetpotatoes, weed management | |
Tanner, Eddie | Humboldt County Office | |
Specialty Crops & Horticulture Advisor | Plant science, soil health, high tunnels, organic systems, vegetables, strawberries, fruit trees, native plant landscaping | |
Tourte, Laura | Santa Cruz County | |
Farm Management Advisor - Emeritus | ||
Turini, Thomas | Fresno County | |
Vegetable Crops Advisor | Vegetable crops production with emphasis in plant disease management and activities in entomology and nutrient management. | |
Waisen, Philip | Riverside County | |
Vegetable Crops Advisor | Plant Pathology/Nematology/ Nematode Ecology/Soil Health/Cover Crops | |
Wang, Zheng | Stanislaus County | |
Vegetable Crop Advisor | Vegetable crops and irrigation | |
Wheeler-Dykes, Becky | Glenn County | |
Orchard Systems & Weed Ecology Advisor | ||
Wilen, Cheryl | Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension | |
Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor - Emeritus | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape, pesticide reduction and alternatives. Research specialty in weed management, snails & slugs. | |
Wilson, Robert | Intermountain Research & Extension Center | |
Farm Advisor | Pest managment in vegetable and field crops; Potato variety development; Production of potatoes, onions, peppermint, and small grains | |
Woodmansee, Grace | Siskiyou County | |
County Director/Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor | ||
Wright, Steven | Kings County | |
Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties - Emeritus | Cotton, small grains, weed control | |
Zhuang, Shijian | Fresno County | |
Viticulture Farm Advisor | Viticulture | |
CE Specialist | ||
Al-Khatib, Kassim | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Professor, Plant Sciences | CE Specialist in Weed Sciences | |
Baird, James | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Management and Associate Turfgrass Horticulturist | Turfgrass Management | |
Das, Srabani | UC Merced - Cooperative Extension Specialist | |
Assistant CE Specialist (Regenerative Agriculture) | soil health, soil carbon, perennial cropping, regenerative agriculture | |
DiTomaso, Joseph | Weed Science Program | |
CE Weed Specialist | Non-crop areas, including weeds of rangeland, forestry, rights-of-way, roadside, wetlands, and natural sites and taxomony | |
Elmore, Clyde | ||
Fennimore, Steven | Weed Science Program | |
CE Weed Specialist | Weed control in cool-season vegetables, weed biology, weed seed germination. Automated weed managment with intelligent weeders. Soil disinfestation with steam in strawberry and vegetables. | |
Hanson, Bradley | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Cooperative Extension Specialist | Chemical and non-chemical weed control in agricultural crops with a focus on herbicide peformance, resistance, crop safety, and environmental fate. | |
Hartz, Timothy | Department of Plant Sciences | |
CE Vegetable Crops Specialist | Improved management regimes for commercial vegetable production, cultural practices for warm-season vegetable crops | |
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. | |
Lanini, W | Weed Science Program | |
CE Weed Ecologist | Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture | |
Lundy, Mark | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Associate CE Specialist | Grain Cropping Systems, resource use efficiency, integrating technology into production practices, nitrogen and carbon cycling in crop-soil systems, genotype x environment x management interactions, phenotyping, remote/proximal sensing technologies | |
Mcgiffen Jr., Milton | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist | Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide | |
Oki, Lorence | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Specialist in CE, Environmental Horticulture | Irrigation and runoff management in urban landscapes and nurseries; effect of water quality (salinity) on plant growth; evaluating ornamental plants for use in landscape horticulture; introduction of plants for environmental horticulture. Additional unit | |
Valliere, Justin | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Assistant CE Specialist | Invasive Weed & Restoration Ecology | |
Other ANR | ||
Baur, Matthew | Western IPM Center | |
Director, Western IPM Center | ||
Cherry, Marianna | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Writing, Editing | ||
Conselman, Samantha | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Writer/ Editor 3 | ||
Farrar, James | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Director, Statewide IPM Program | IPM, integrated pest management, plant pathology, vegetable diseases, fungi | |
Fordyce, Lauren | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Urban and Community IPM Educator | ||
Gable, Missy | UC Master Gardener Program | |
Director | Horticulture | |
Kosina, Petr | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Content Development Supervisor | ||
Lam, Chinh | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
IT Supervisor and Lead Programmer | ||
Martin, Tunyalee | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Associate Director for Communications | Leads UC IPM communications, manages IPM publication projects, and supervises editorial and technical staff developing and producing IPM outreach materials for Web and print. | |
McKerracher, Chris | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Pest Management Guidelines (PMG) Coordinator | ||
Messenger-Sikes, Belinda | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Urban IPM Writer Editor | Urban IPM, school and child care IPM, general plant pathology, Phytophthora root rot | |
Neumann, Jennifer | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Writer/Editor 3 | ||
Parreira-Zweier, Stephanie | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
IPM Writer/Editor | ||
Tian, Tian | Kern County | |
Viticulture Advisor | Viticulture, Plant Physiology | |
Tian, Shufang | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Small Farms IPM Lead Coordinator | ||
Tribble, Emma | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Writer/Editor 3 | ||
Windbiel, Karey | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/ Area Urban IPM Advisor | Integrated Pest Management | |
Non-UC | ||
Anderson, Lars | ||
Aquatic plant management consultant | Aquatic Weed Biology/Control | |
Becerra-Alvarez, Aaron | ||
Beets, Jens | ||
Beets, Jens | ||
(info only) Blecker, Lisa | ||
Boyd, Betsy | ||
Assistant Professor | Entomology, IPM, Weed Biological Management | |
Brennan, Eric | ||
Grewell, Brenda | ||
Research Ecologist | Plant Ecology | |
Kratville, David | ||
Medic, Ana | ||
Lecturer | weed management, plant protection materials | |
Miskella, John | ||
(info only) Moretti, Marcelo | ||
Mosqueda, Elizabeth | ||
Mueller, Rebecca | ||
Pitcairn, Mike | ||
Pratt, Paul | ||
Shrestha, Anil | ||
Professor | Weed Science | |
Steenwerth, Kerri | ||
Research Soil Scientist | ||
Steinmaus, Scott | ||
professor | plant biology (weed science) | |
Svejcar, Lauren | ||
Other UC | ||
Arnold, Kari | Foundation Plant Services - CAES | |
IR-4 Western Region Field Coordinator | Ensuring that specialty crop farmers have legal access to safe and effective crop protection products. | |
Barry, Teri | ||
Colwell, Alison | ||
Curator | Center for Plant Diversity (Herbarium): plant identification services | |
DeBiase, Ria | ||
Kyser, Guy | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Specialist | Invasive plants of non-crop environments | |
Lynch, Michael | ||
Perez, Gale | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Public Education Specialist | ||
Romano, Sam | ||
Marketing Specialist | ||
Stover-Blackburn, Julia | Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center | |
Taniguchi, Kevin | Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center | |
Watkins, Seth | ||
Membership Totals | ||
Number of Members | 134 | |
ANR Members | 114 | |
Non-ANR | 20 | |
Info Only | 2 |