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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
Dahlke, Helen		Land, Air & Water Resources
	Associate Professor in Integrated Hydrologic Sciences	physical hydrology, surface water - groundwater interactions, groundwater recharge, on-farm recharge, nutrient transport, stochastic hydrology, DNA tracer technology
DePeters, Edward		Animal Science
	Distinguished 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.
Van Deynze, Allen		Department of Plant Sciences
CE Advisor
Biscaro, Andre		Ventura County
	Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor	Irrigation and nutrient management of berry and vegetable crops
Campbell, Marsha
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Field crops
Canevari, Mick		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Weed Control
Clark, Nicholas		Kings County
	Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor	Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management
Forero, Larry		Shasta County
	Emeritus: County Director	Livestock and Natural resources
Getts, Thomas		Lassen County
	Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor	Weed control in wildlands, rangelands, and the forage-based cropping systems of the intermountain region.
Hembree, Kurt		Fresno County
	Weed Management Farm Advisor	Weed management strategies in crop and non-crop settings
Leinfelder-Miles, Michelle		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor	Crop Production, Soil and Water Resources, the Delta
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
Mueller, Shannon		Madera County
	Emeritus Agronomy 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, emeritus	Entomology, Pest Management
Snell, Laura		Modoc County
	County Director and Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor	Livestock & Natural Resources
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
Bali, Khaled		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Irrigation Water Management Specialist	Irrigation and water management, irrigation systems, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL, biosolids
Geisseler, Daniel		Land, Air & Water Resources
	Cooperative Extension Specialist in Nutrient Management	Nutrient management in crop production
Grettenberger, Ian		Entomology (UCD)
	Assistant Specialist in CE	Field and vegetable crop IPM, insect ecology
Lemaux, Peggy		Plant & Microbial Biology
	Professor of Cooperative Extension	Research interests focus on using 'omic technologies to understand interactions between plants, microbes and the environment. Efforts specifically focus on understanding abiotic and biotic stresses and carbonsequestration to combate climate change. Outreach efforts focus on communicating about food, agriculture and modern genetic technologies.
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
Putnam, Daniel		Department of Plant Sciences
	Cooperative Extension 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.
Westerdahl, Becky		Nematology CAES
	CE Specialistáá Professor	Applied nematology, integrated pest management
Zaccaria, Daniele		Land, Air & Water Resources
	Associate Professor and Agricultural Water Management Specialist in Cooperative Extension	Agricultural water management and irrigation
Non-UC
Bowles, Philip
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
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Membership Totals
Number of Members		29
ANR Members		25
Non-ANR		4
Info Only		0