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Workgroup Information Small Farm
Summary	Research and extension addressing issues in production, marketing, regulatory compliance, and access to resources for small-scale, diversified, and limited-resource farmers in California.
Website:	https://sfp.ucanr.edu/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Aparna Gazula (Co-Chair)
Phone	408-282-3127
E-Mail	agazula@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Santa Clara County
Name	Margaret Lloyd (Co-Chair)
Phone	530-564-8642
E-Mail	mglloyd@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
Name	Krista Marshall (Co-Chair)
Phone
E-Mail	knmarshall@ucanr.edu
Unit:

Membership List
AES Scientist
Gonzales, Janis		San Diego County
	Project Coordinator/Community Education Supervisor II	Program development and management of specialty community education and outreach programs: Climate Resilient Agriculture, Goldspotted Oak Borer, Invasive Shot Hole Borer, South American Palm Weevil, Beekeeping and Wildfire
Reid, Michael		Department of Plant Sciences
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Postharvest biology and technology of ornamentals, cut flowers, flowering plants, foliage plants. Physiology of flowering and flowering control, chilling injury, mode of action of ethylene and inhibition of ethylene responses.
CE Advisor
(info only) Aguiar, Jose		Riverside County, Palm Desert Office
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable crops and small farms
Andrews, Ellie		Sonoma County
	Specialty Crops Advisor, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties	Agroecology, Agronomy, Soil-Plant Water Dynamics, Nutrient Management, Plant Physiology, Soil Health
Aram, Kamyar		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	Specialty Crops Advisor
(info only) Baameur, Abdelaziz		Small Farm Program
	Retired Emeritus, Farm Advisor	Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, vegetables, Asian vegetables, Small Farms
(info only) Bender, Gary		San Diego North County Office
	Farm Advisor-Emeritus	Subtropical horticulture, deciduous fruit trees, irrigation, water quality, pest management, root rot and pathology of avocados and citrus, avocado canopy management
Bolda, Mark		Santa Cruz County
	Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries	Strawberry and caneberry culture - horticulture, fertility, pest management practices, closed environment agriculture
(info only) Brittan, Kent		Sacramento County
	Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops	Small grains, corn and biofuel crops
Cahn, Michael		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor, Irrigation and Water Resources	Irrigation & Water Resources
(info only) Canevari, William		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Weed Control
(info only) Caprile, Janet		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops
Dahlquist-Willard, Ruth		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Interim Director, UC SAREP
de la Fuente, Maria		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties	Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology. Urban Horticulture and Master Composter Program UCCE Santa Clara.
Diekmann, Lucy		Santa Clara County
	Urban Agriculture/Food Systems Advisor, Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties
Doan, Hung		Riverside County
	Small Farms and Specialty Crops Advisor	Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms, Vegetable and field crop pathology,Fruit and tree nuts pathology
(info only) Elkins, Rachel		Lake County
	Pomology Farm Advisor in Lake and Mendocino Counties and Master Gardener Advisor in Lake County - Emeritus
Faber, Ben		Ventura County
	Advisor	Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
(info only) Fake, Cindy		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Placer and Nevada Counties, Emeritus	Commercial Horticultural Production
(info only) Gaskell, Mark		San Luis Obispo County
	Emeritus - Farm Advisor	Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Gazula, Aparna		Santa Clara County
	Small Farm Advisor	Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms
(info only) George, Holly		Plumas Sierra
	Livestock & Natural Resource- Emeritus	Livestock, Multiple Use of Natural Resources & Community Development
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
Harper, John		Mendocino County
	Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor - Emeritus	Sheep & goat production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications.
(info only) Hartin, Janet		Los Angeles County
	Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Environmental horticulture, urban greening, climate-ready trees, "Trees for Tomorrow" arboriculture, irrigation needs of landscape plants
(info only) Ingram, Roger		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Emeritus	Grazing management, fencing, nutrition, economics, livestock, range, land use, low-stress livestock handling, California Grazing Academy
(info only) Jimenez, Manuel		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management
(info only) Lancaster, Donald
		Range and forage crops and natural resources
Lloyd, Margaret		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Small Farms Advisor	Organic
Lobo, Ramiro		San Diego County
	Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor	Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops
(info only) 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
(info only) Mcgourty, Glenn		Mendocino County
	Viticulture & Plant Science Advisor - Emeritus	Plant science--all horticultural crops including wine grapes, vegetables; viticulture; nursery and floriculture (ornamentals); landscape; also sustainable agriculture and weed science
(info only) Miyao, Eugene		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops	Processing tomato production.
(info only) 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
(info only) Moratorio, Mario		Solano County
	Emeritus Small Farm Urban Horticulture Advisor	Small farms, grapes, urban horticulture and Master Gardener programs in Solano and Yolo.
Mukherjee, Amrita		San Bernardino County
	Urban Agriculture/Small Farms Advisor	Urban Farms and food system, Organic Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms, Control Environment Agriculture
(info only) Murray, Michael		Glenn County
	"County Director, Farm Advisor, Emeritus"	Vegetable crops, community development
Nader, Glenn		Sutter-Yuba Counties
	Farm Advisor   Livestock and Natural Resources, Emeritus	Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
Nguyen, Cuong Huu		Imperial County
	Food Safety and Organic Production Area Advisor	Food Safety and Food Processing
(info only) Retired - Coates, William		Santa Clara County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus (retired) - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties)	Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
Rilla, Ellie
	Advisor Emeritus	Public policy education, natural resource issues, community development
Schmierer, Jerry		Colusa County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus	Plant science, alfalfa, wheat,dry beans, corn, barley, and oil seed crops with speciality in precision agriculture and weed management.
Singh, Manpreet		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Technology and Innovation for Small Farms Advisor
Singh, Hardeep		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Local Food Systems Advisor
(info only) Smith, Richard		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science	Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Stoddard, C Scott		Merced County
	County Director and Farm Advisor  Vegetable Crops and Soils	Soil fertility and soil conservation, tomatoes, melons, sweetpotatoes, weed management
Takele, Etaferahu		San Bernardino County
	Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics	Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura.
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
(info only) Vossen, Paul		Sonoma County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus (Sonoma & Marin Counties) Fruits / Vegetables / Marketing	Tree fruits and nuts, vegetable crops, small farm specialty crops; marketing, Master Gardener Program, organic - sustainable production, olive oil, chestnuts, apples
Waisen, Philip		Riverside County
	Vegetable Crops Advisor	Plant Pathology/Nematology/ Nematode Ecology/Soil Health/Cover Crops
Wayne, Laurie		Modoc County
	Nutrition, Community Health, and Food Systems Advisor	Community Nutrition and Food Systems
(info only) 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.
CE Specialist
Busch, Roselle		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Sheep and Goat Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist	Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production
Cantwell, Marita		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Vegetable Specialist	Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of vegetables, including specialty and fresh cut vegetables.
Conte, Fred		Animal Science
	CE Specialist	Fresh water and marine aquaculture production and related public policy and regulatory issues. Computer Software, shellfish sanitation and aquatic animal welfare
(info only) Cook, Roberta		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension	Food distribution, Fruit and Vegetable Marketing, International Competition and Trade, Mexican Horticultural Industry, Food safety
Das, Srabani		UC Merced - Cooperative Extension Specialist
	Assistant CE Specialist (Regenerative Agriculture)	soil health, soil carbon, perennial cropping, regenerative agriculture
Dicaprio, Erin		Food Science & Technology
	Specialist in Community Food Safety	food safety, food virology, food microbiology, food safety regulation, manufactured cannabis regulation, produce safety, processed food safety, consumer food safety
El-Moghazy, Ahmed
	Specialist in food Safety	Food Safety, preharvest and postharvest food safety systems, agriculture water microbial safety, produce safety
(info only) Ernst, Ralph		Animal Science
	CE Specialist Emeritus	Environmental physiology and nutrition of commercial poultry.
(info only) Hardesty, Shermain		Small Farm Program
	Small Farm Program Extension Economist	food systems, small farms, marketing, organics, sustainable agriculture
(info only) Jackson, Louise		Land, Air & Water Resources
	Emerita Professor   CE Specialist   Plant Physiologist	Plant and soil nitrogen dynamics; organic and conventional vegetable production; grassland restoration ecology; agrobiodiversity
(info only) Jolly, Desmond		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Former director   Specialist in Cooperative Extension   Small Farm Program	Marketing, agricultural sustainability, economics of food safety, consumption economics and public policy, international agricultural development; Director of Small Farm Program
Lanini, W		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Ecologist	Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture
Mauk, Peggy		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Director of Agricultural Operations/Subtropical Horticulture CE Specialist	Citrus, avocados, and dates, crop production management, fiscal and personnel management
Mcgiffen Jr., Milton		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist	Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
Merhaut, Donald		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops	Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production
Muramoto, Joji		UC Santa Cruz - Cooperative Extension Specialist
	CE Specialist	Organic Agriculture, Soil Health, Nitrogen Management in Organic Systems, Soilborne Disease Management in Organic Systems
Mussen, Eric		Entomology (UCD)
	CE Apiculturist	Apiculture, managing honey bees and wild bees for maximum field production, while minimizing pesticide damage to pollinator population
Pettygrove, G.		Land, Air & Water Resources
	CE Soils Specialist Emeritus	Soil fertility; land application of wastes and wastewater; dairy manure; winegrape nutrition; precision agriculture.
Pires, Alda		Population Health & Reproduction
	Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension & Associate Agronomist in AES	Urban Agriculture and Food Safety, Veterinary Epidemiology,
(info only) Rosenberg, Howard		Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy
	CE Specialist Emeritus	Labor management and related policy issues in agriculture
(info only) Suslow, Trevor		Department of Plant Sciences
	Extension Research Specialist Emeritus	Preharvest to Postharvest Microbial food safety systems,postharvest transportation, Postharvest pathology
Temple, Steven		Department of Plant Sciences
	WOS   CE Specialist III & Lecturer	Agronomy and host plant resistance breeding of grain legumes, legume cover crops, sustainable farming systems; fluent in Spanish.
Westerdahl, Becky		Nematology CAES
	CE Specialistáá Professor	Applied nematology, integrated pest management
Other ANR
Atume, Ngodoo		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
Baddorf, Alicia		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Sustainable Supply Chain Coordinator	Local and regional food systems, sustainable supply chains, market pathways for small to mid-scale growers, food hubs
Bailey, John		Hopland Research & Extension Center
	Director	Sustainable enterprise, ecological horticulture, business planning
Callahan, Rachael		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Statewide Agritourism Coordinator	Agritourism
Cui, Cici
Donovan, Meaghan		Sacramento County
Engelskirchen, Gwenael		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Sustainable Food & Farming Coordinator
(info only) Fujimoto, Isao		Human & Community Development
	Emeritus   Senior Lecturer SOE	Strategies for community empowerment, rural revitalization, celebrations and symbols for building community solidarity, sustainable agriculture and appropriate technology, San Joaquin Valley, Third World, Pacific Rim, Japan
(info only) Gonzalez, Refugio		Imperial County
	Emeritus Regional Director
Kelley, Lindsey		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Community Education Specialist, UCCE Small Farms
(info only) Leff, Penny		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Agritourism Coordinator/Public Education Specialist	Agritourism support
(info only) Liesch, Darlene		Kern County
	County Director Emeritus	Youth development
Marshall, Krista
	Academic Coordinator	Agroecology, soil ecology, perennial agroecosystems, urban agriculture
Moua, Vong		Stanislaus County
	Staff Research Associate II
Pedroncelli, Lindsey		South Coast Research & Extension Center
	Interim Director
Ruiz, Darlene		San Diego County
	Small Farms- Staff Research Associate II	Small farms, agricultural tourism, organic certification, sustainable practices, entrepreneurship and starting a business, market development: diversification strategies, waste reduction/ compost.
Suppes, Jason		South Coast Research & Extension Center
	Community Education Specialist II
Thaoxaochay, Lilian		Fresno County
	Small Farms Community Educator
Tian, Shufang		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Small Farms IPM Lead Coordinator
Trotter, Vince		Marin County
	Sustainable Ag Coordinator & Agricultural Ombudsman
Vieira, Linda		Small Farm Program
	Administrative Specialist	Office manager, budget, personnel
Wilson, Lexie		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Extension and Outreach Coordinator
Non-UC
caff.org, paul
	Executive Director
Garcia, Miguel		Napa County Resource Conservation District
	Sustainable Agriculture Program Manager
Hendricks, Lonnie		UCCE, Merced County
	Farm Advisor	Pomology
(info only) Hernandez, Paulina		Small Farm Program
		Community Education Specialist II Small Farms Program Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito County
Jimenez, L		Sierra Gold Nurseries
	Human Resources Director
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Roberts, Bruce
	J.G. Boswell Chair of Agronomy
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Membership Totals
Number of Members		106
ANR Members		98
Non-ANR		8
Info Only		36