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Program Team/Workgroup Directory/Information
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Workgroup Information Waste Management and Compost |
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| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Maria de la Fuente (Chair) |
| Phone | (831) 759-7358 |
| medelafuente@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Monterey County |
| Location: |
Cooperative Extension Monterey County 1432 Abbott Street Salinas, 93901 |
| Name | Michael Cohen (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | 408-282-3132 |
| mfscohen@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Santa Clara County |
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Membership List |
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| AES Scientist | ||
| Menge, John | Plant Pathology | |
| Professor Emeritus Plant Pathologist | Mycorrhizal studies; soil microbial investigations; fungal diseases of citrus | |
| van Kessel, Chris | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus Professor, Department of Plant Sciences | Agronomy, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, cropping systems, international agriculture. | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Aguiar, Jose | Riverside County, Palm Desert Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Vegetable crops and small farms | |
| Andris, Harry | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Pomology, tree fruits, plums, nectarines, peaches, fig, apples, apricots, cherries, kiwis, pears, persimmons, pomegranates, prunes | |
| Arana, Marit | UCCE San Joaquin County | |
| Livestock and Natural Resource Advisors | Dairy | |
| Baameur, Abdelaziz | Small Farm Program | |
| Retired Emeritus, Farm Advisor | Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, vegetables, Asian vegetables, Small Farms | |
| Barry, Sheila | Santa Clara County | |
| County Director/ Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area | Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management, | |
| 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 | |
| Bendixen, Warren | UCCE, Santa Barbara County | |
| Farm Advisor | ||
| 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 | |
| Cohen, Michael | Santa Clara County | |
| Organic Materials Management in Agri-Food Systems Advisor | ||
| Crane, Sharon | Kern County | |
| Office Services Technician | Process Newsletters, Meeting Announcements, and Research Papers for Advisors. | |
| 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. | |
| Downer, Arthur | Ventura County | |
| Environmental Horticulture/Plant Pathology Advisor Emeritus | Pathology of landscape ornamentals , Phytophthora Root Rot, Mulches, Potting soils, Palm horticulture, climate ready trees, arboriculture, Master Gardener Advisor. | |
| Faber, Ben | Ventura County | |
| Advisor | Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. | |
| Frate, Carol | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Alfalfa, dry beans, sugarbeets, corn, plant pathology | |
| 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. | |
| Grant, Joseph | ||
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management | |
| Guerrero, Juan | Imperial County | |
| Area Livestock Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Livestock; alfalfa and irrigated pasture; feedlot cattle; waste management; biosolids | |
| Harivandi, Mohammad | ||
| Environmental Horticulturist, Emeritus | Turfgrass, Soils, and Water | |
| Holtz, Brent | San Joaquin County | |
| County Director and Farm Advisor | Pomology, deciduous tree fruits and nuts, plant pathology, Whole Orchard Recycling | |
| Laemmlen, Franklin | San Luis Obispo County | |
| Farm Advisor - Emeritus | Vegetable crops (leafy greens, parsley, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, carrots, nappa, bok choy, cilantro, spinach, squash, peppers (bell), plant pathology, nematology, entomology, farm safety, plant problem diagnosis, cut flowers | |
| 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 | |
| Levy, Natalie | South Coast Research & Extension Center | |
| Soil Health and Organic Materials Management Advisor | ||
| Markegard, Gary | Humboldt County Office | |
| Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor/County Director | Livestock, range, wildlife, recreation | |
| Mathews, Marsha | Stanislaus | |
| Farm Advisor | field crops, weed control | |
| Mccullough-Sanden, Blake | Kern County | |
| Farm Advisor Emeritus (Retired) | Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa | |
| Mellano, Valerie | San Diego North County Office | |
| Acting County Director, Environmental Issues Advisor | Water quality, waste management, land use, urban-rural interface, biotechnology | |
| Munk, Daniel | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor | Irrigation, crop nutrient management and cotton production systems | |
| O'Connell, Neil | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor, Retired | Citrus, Avocado | |
| Smith, Richard | Monterey County | |
| Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Atwill, Edward | Veterinary Medicine Extension | |
| Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension | Waterborne zoonotic disease, best management practices , microbial food safety, epidemiology | |
| 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 | |
| Crohn, David | Environmental Sciences | |
| Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceáááExtension Biological Systems Engineer | Biological systems for municipal waste management, nonpoint source pollution, design of land application systems, water resource management, surface water quality. | |
| Das, Srabani | UC Merced - Cooperative Extension Specialist | |
| Assistant CE Specialist (Regenerative Agriculture) | soil health, soil carbon, perennial cropping, regenerative agriculture | |
| Goldman, George | Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy | |
| CE Specialist Emeritus | Regional economic models, community resource development | |
| Hartz, Timothy | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE Vegetable Crops Specialist | Improved management regimes for commercial vegetable production, cultural practices for warm-season vegetable crops | |
| Meyer, Deanne | ||
| Livestock Waste Management Specialist | Livestock waste management | |
| Mitchell, Jeffrey | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| CE Cropping Systems Specialist | Vegetable cropping systems, irrigation management, soil quality, organic soil amendments, extension models, postharvest physiology | |
| Wu, Laosheng | Environmental Sciences | |
| Professor CE Water Management Specialist | Soil physics, vadose-zone hydrology, water quality, water management | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Meyer, Roland | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| CE Soils Specialist Emeritus | Soil fertility-plant nutrition, efficiency of fertilizer use, pollution of environment by waste products and fertilizers, application of fly ash and other wastes on forest and agricultural lands, water quality evaluation and concerns, soil-water-plant nutrient interactions and their effect on plant growth | |
| Roberts, Victoria | Santa Clara County | |
| Compost Education Program Coordinator | ||
| Smith, Cole | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| Composting Education, Program Administration, Organic Waste Amendment Research and Management, Community based learning | ||
| Van Horn, Mark | Agricultural Sustainability Institute | |
| Director, Student Farm | ||
| Warnert, Jeannette | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| Communications Specialist | Writing | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Hendricks, Lonnie | UCCE, Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor | Pomology | |
| Roberts, Bruce | ||
| J.G. Boswell Chair of Agronomy | ||
| Valencia, Jesus | UCCE Stanislaus County | |
| CE Advisor | Production | |
| Other UC | ||
| Malkin, Richard | ||
| Professor Emeritus | Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 52 | |
| ANR Members | 49 | |
| Non-ANR | 3 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |