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Workgroup Information Spray Application Technology
Summary	The goal of this workgroup is improved pesticide and nutrient application efficiency in all settings in California. Progress towards this goal will reduce grower/applicator costs and the pollution potential from off-site movement of the spray material.

Workgroup Chair Information

Name	Franz Niederholzer (Chair)
Phone	(530) 458-0570
E-Mail	fjniederholzer@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Colusa County
Location:	Cooperative Extension Colusa County PO Box 180, 100 Sunrise Boulevard Suite E Colusa, 95932

Membership List
AES Scientist
Giles, Ken		Biological & Agricultural Engineering
	Professor	Engineering for pest control and plant protection; development of target sensing and sprayer control systems; handling and distribution of biological pest control agents; automation of pest control operations.
Michailides, Themis		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Plant Pathologist and Lecturer	Ecology, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases of fruit and nut crops and vines, postharvest diseases, aflatoxin and mycotoxins of nut crops and figs.
Morse, Joseph		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist and Professor of Entomology, Emeritus	Citrus and avocado pest management, biological control; applied insect ecology; pesticide impacts on natural enemies; resistance management
CE Advisor
Aegerter, Brenna		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology
Beede, Robert		Kings County
	(Retired) Farm Advisor Emeritus	Horticulture: Tree fruit, nuts, grapes
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
Brittan, Kent		Sacramento County
	Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops	Small grains, corn and biofuel crops
(info only) Connell, Joseph		Butte County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus	Almonds, olives, citrus, subtropicals, ornamentals
Coviello, Richard		Fresno County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Entomology, pest management
Faber, Ben		Ventura County
	Advisor	Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Gispert, Carmen		Indio Office
	Area Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor	Wine and table grapes
Grant, Joseph		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management
Greer, Christopher		San Luis Obispo County
	Area Cooperative Extension Advisor - Integrated Pest Management	Integrated Pest Management of Agricultural Crops
Hembree, Kurt		Fresno County
	Weed Management Farm Advisor	Weed management strategies in crop and non-crop settings
Ingels, Chuck		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Tree crops, grapes, environmental horticulture, and Master Gardeners/urban horticulture. Areas of research and extension focus include IPM, evaluation of sustainable products and practices, water conservation and deficit irrigation, home orchards and vineyards, sustainable landscaping, alternative turfgrass species, and tree training, pruning, and grafting.
Marcum, Daniel		Shasta-Lassen Office
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture
Miyao, Gene		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops	Processing tomato production.
Munier, Douglas		Butte County
	Retired Farm Advisor	Agronomy-cotton, corn, wheat, clover seed, safflower, sunflower, and dry beans
Munk, Daniel		Fresno County
	Farm Advisor	Irrigation, crop nutrient management and cotton production systems
Natwick, Eric		Imperial County
	Entomology Advisor, emeritus	Entomology, Pest Management
Niederholzer, Franz		Colusa County
	Farm Advisor Orchard Systems	Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate
O'Connell, Neil		Tulare County
	Retired Farm Advisor	Citrus, Avocado
Orloff, Steve		Siskiyou County
	County Director/Farm Advisor	Conducts research & educational program with alfalfa, small grains, irrigated pasture, and noncrop weed control with emphasis on variety adaptation, pest management, irrigation, and general production practices
Pickel, Carolyn		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus	IPM programs
Retired - Baameur, Aziz		Small Farm Program
	Retired Emeritus, Farm Advisor	Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, vegetables, Asian vegetables, Small Farms
Roncoroni, John		Napa County
	Weed Science Farm Advisor	Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic Weed Control
Smith, Rhonda		Sonoma County
	Viticulture Farm Advisor	Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition
Vargas, Ronald		Madera County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Field crops, cotton production, weed control
Vasquez, Stephen
	Viticulture Farm Advisor	Viticulture and Grape Pathology
Verdegaal, Paul		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Viticulture, almonds
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
Wunderlich, Lynn		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Viticulture and Pomology for the foothills; Sprayer calibration; Integrated Pest Management; Biological Control
CE Specialist
Allen, Edith		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Natural Resources Specialist & Professor of Plant Ecology
Crisosto, Carlos		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Postharvest Physiologist	Extension and research on postharvest biology and technology of fruits; fruit quality and deterioration and handling systems
Fidelibus, Matthew		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Garbelotto, Matteo		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Extension Specialist in Forest Pathology and Adjunct Professor	Forest pathology and mycology
Grafton-Cardwell, Elizabeth		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Director of Lindcove REC & Research Entomologist UC Riverside	Citrus Integrated Pest Management
Johnson, R.		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Pomologist, Emeritus	Irrigation, fertilization, fruit thinning, rootstocks and fruit growth of peach, plum, nectarine, apple and kiwifruit; Davis campus specialist
Lanini, W		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Ecologist	Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture
McGiffen, Milton		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist	Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
VanSteenwyk, Robert		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	CE Entomologist	Deciduous fruits, nuts and vines
Zalom, Frank		Entomology (UCD)
	Distinguished Professor and CE Specialist	Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management
Other ANR
Blecker, Lisa		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Coordinator, Pesticide Safety Education Program and Office of Pesticide Information and Coordination (OPIC)	Pesticide Safety Education. Coordinate and review Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) activities pertaining to pesticide research, experimentation and use. Provide quality assurance of DANR publications recommending pesticide uses.
Cohen, Susan		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Senior Writer (Pesticide Safety)	Pesticide Compendia; Pesticide Safety Training Resources
Dreistadt, Steve		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Principal Editor	IPM, ornamentals, landscape, biological control
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.
Melnicoe, Rick		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Retired effective June 28, 2012. Contact Lisa Blecker 530-750-1251, lblecker@ucdavis.edu.
Sams, Judy		Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center

Strand, Joyce		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	IPM Academic Coordinator Emeritus	Application of computers in agriculture (particularly pest management), agricultural meteorology
Whithaus, Shannah		Integrated Pest Management
	PSEP Sr. Editor
Non-UC
Berger, Lori

DeSousa, Richard

Foth, Glen

Hoheisel, Gwen
	WSU Extension Educator	Tree Fruit, Grapes
Jenkins, Jeff
	Professor	Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Ludwig, Gabriele

mulvaney, sean
	sales manager	spraying equipment
Obenauf, Gary
	Director of Research
rackerby, matt

Rear, Jeffrey

Robertson, Mark
	Senior Environmental Scientist	Pest Managment
Shrestha, Anil		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	IPM Weed Ecologist	Development and implementation of IPM strategies and tactics for vegetation management. Primary crops corn, cotton, tree fruit, grape, tomato.
Siegel, Joel
	Research Entomologist	Entomology, Insect Pathology, Epidemiology
Steenwerth, Kerri
	Research Soil Scientist
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Wolf, John

Membership Totals
Number of Members		70
ANR Members		51
Non-ANR		19
Info Only		1