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Workgroup Information Grain Legume
Summary	Support the sustainability of the California dry bean industry.
Website:	http://groups.ucanr.org/beans/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Nicholas Clark (Co-Chair)
Phone	559-852-2788
E-Mail	neclark@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Kings County
Name	Michelle Leinfelder-Miles (Co-Chair)
Phone	209-953-6100
E-Mail	mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu
Unit:	San Joaquin County

Membership List
AES Scientist
Gepts, Paul		Department of Plant Sciences
	AES, Geneticist, Distinguished, Professor	Crop evolution, genetic conservation, gene flow, molecular evolution, genetics and genomics of beans, breeding of dry beans (lima, garbanzo, common)
Gilbertson, Robert		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Professor	Seed pathology, virology, insect-transmitted viruses
Roberts, Philip		Nematology Department
	Chair, Nematologist & Professor of Nematology	Nematode host-parasite relations, genetics and pest management in field and vegetable crops
CE Advisor
Clark, Nicholas		Kings County
	Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor	Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management
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.
Wilson, Rob		Intermountain Research & Extension Center
	Farm Advisor	Pest managment in vegetable and field crops; Potato variety development; Production of potatoes, onions, peppermint, and small grains
CE Specialist
Swett, Cassandra		Plant Pathology - CAES
	CE Specialist	Vegetable and field crop pathology
Other ANR
Mkandawire, Alex		Department of Plant Sciences
	SRA III	Seed Certification
Membership Totals
Number of Members		9
ANR Members		9
Non-ANR		0
Info Only		0