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Program Team/Workgroup Directory/Information
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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 | Sonia Rios (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | 951-683-6491 ext. 224 |
| sirios@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Riverside County |
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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. | |
| Fischer, Albert | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor | ||
| Horak, Michael | ||
| 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 | |
| Aram, Kamyar | Contra Costa County | |
| East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor | ||
| Bachie,, Oli | Imperial County | |
| San Diego and Imperial County Director | Agronomy / Field Crops | |
| 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 | |
| Viticulture Farm Advisor | Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation. | |
| Bolda, Mark | Santa Cruz County | |
| County Director, Santa Cruz County and Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries | Strawberry and caneberry culture - horticulture, fertility, pest management practices, closed environment agriculture | |
| Brim-DeForest, Whitney | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor | Rice, Weeds | |
| Campbell, Marsha | Stanislaus County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Field crops | |
| Canevari, Mick | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Weed Control | |
| Clark, Nicholas | Kings County | |
| Assistant CE 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Fulford, Anthony | Stanislaus County | |
| Area CE Nutrient Management & Soil Quality Advisor | Soil Health, Nutrient Management, Soil Fertility/Testing | |
| Getts, Thomas | Lassen County | |
| Weed Ecology and Cropping Systems Advisor | Weed control in wildlands, rangelands, and the forage-based cropping systems of the intermountain region. | |
| Goncalves Ph.D., Clebson | Lake County | |
| Diversified Agricultural Advisor - Lake & Mendocino Counties | Diversified Agricultural - 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 | |
| Jarvis-Shean, Katherine | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
| Orchard Systems Advisor | ||
| Jones, Michael | Mendocino County | |
| Forestry Advisor - Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties | Entomology; Integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| Farm Advisor for Field Crops, Pest Management | Pest management, agronomy, dry beans, alfalfa, water quality, oil seed crops | |
| Mathesius, Konrad | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
| Farm Advisor | Agronomy: Wheat, Grains, Corn, Barley, Safflower, Soils | |
| 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 | |
| Milliron, Luke | Butte County | |
| Orchard Systems Advisor | ||
| Miyao, Gene | 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 | |
| Ozeran, Rebecca | Fresno County | |
| Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor | ||
| 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. | |
| Rios, Sonia | Riverside County | |
| Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor | ||
| Roncoroni, John | Napa County | |
| Weed Science Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic Weed Control | |
| Shapero, Matthew | Ventura County | |
| Livestock and Range Advisor | The Livestock & Range program provides locally based extension, education, and applied research focused primarily on the interactions of livestock production systems with rangeland ecosystems, including wildlife habitat, invasive plants, wildland fire, prescribed fire, soil health, and watershed health. It aims to serve the needs of agricultural producers and land managers, to increase production efficiency, and to promote ecologically and economically viable agricultural operations. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| Vinchesi-Vahl, Amber | Colusa County | |
| Area Vegetable Crops Advisor | Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Pollinators, Insect-vectored diseases, vegetable crops, soilborne fungal pathogens, processing tomatoes, muskmelons, cucumber beetle | |
| Wang, Zheng | Stanislaus County | |
| Vegetable Crop Advisor | Vegetable crops and irrigation | |
| Wilen, Cheryl | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
| 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, 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 | |
| Wright, Steven | Kings County | |
| Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties - Emeritus | Cotton, small grains, weed control | |
| Zhuang, George | Fresno County | |
| Viticulture Farm Advisor | Viticulture | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Al-Khatib, Kassim | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor, Plant Sciences | CE Specialist in Weed Sciences | |
| Baird Jr., James | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Management and Associate Turfgrass Horticulturist | Turfgrass Management | |
| 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 | |
| Assistant CE Specialist | Grain Cropping Systems, resource use efficiency, decision support tools, integrating technology into production practices, crop modeling | |
| 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 | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Arnold, Kari | Stanislaus County | |
| UCCE Stanislaus County Orchard and Vineyard Systems Advisor | Walnuts, Cherries, Grapes and Apricots | |
| Baur, Matt | Western IPM Center | |
| Associate Director, Western Region IPM Center | ||
| Gable, Missy | UC Master Gardener Program | |
| Director | Horticulture | |
| Galdi, Giuliano | Siskiyou County | |
| Agronomy and Crops Advisor | ||
| Hunter, A. Katrina | ||
| Writter Editor 3 | Science communication, writing and editing, entomology, plant breeding and IPM | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| Parreira, Stephanie | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
| IPM Writer/Editor | ||
| Tian, Tian | Kern County | |
| Viticulture Advisor | Viticulture, Plant Physiology | |
| Windbiel-Rojas, 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 | |
| (info only) Blecker, Lisa | ||
| Boyd, Betsy | ||
| Assistant Professor | Entomology, IPM, Weed Biological Management | |
| Brennan, Eric | ||
| Dias, Jose Luiz | ||
| Grewell, Brenda | ||
| Research Ecologist | Plant Ecology | |
| Kratville, David | ||
| Madsen, John | ||
| Research Biologist | Aquatic Weed Biology and Management | |
| Medic, Ana | ||
| Lecturer | weed management, plant protection materials | |
| Miskella, John | ||
| (info only) Moretti, Marcelo | ||
| Mosqueda, Elizabeth | ||
| Mosqueda, Elizabeth | ||
| Pitcairn, Mike | ||
| Pratt, Paul | ||
| Shrestha, Anil | ||
| Professor | Weed Science | |
| Steenwerth, Kerri | ||
| Research Soil Scientist | ||
| Steinmaus, Scott | ||
| professor | plant biology (weed science) | |
| Other UC | ||
| 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 | |
| Perez, Gale | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Program Representative | ||
| Watkins, Seth | ||
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 109 | |
| ANR Members | 91 | |
| Non-ANR | 18 | |
| Info Only | 2 | |