Workgroup Directory/Information

Workgroup Directory

Workgroup Information Weed
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
E-Mail	tjgetts@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Lassen County
Name	Bradley Hanson (Co-Chair)
Phone	(530) 752-8115
E-Mail	bhanson@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Department of Plant Sciences

Membership List
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.
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
Angeles, Jorge
	Weed Management Advisor
Aram, Kamyar		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	Specialty Crops Advisor
Bachie, Oli		Imperial County
	Imperial County Director	Agronomy & Weed Management
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
	Acting Monterey County Director & Viticulture Farm Advisor	Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
Bolda, Mark		Santa Cruz County
	Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries	Strawberry and caneberry culture - horticulture, fertility, pest management practices, closed environment agriculture
Brim-Deforest, Whitney		Sutter-Yuba Counties
	CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor, Master Gardener Advisor, UC Integrated Pest Management Program Afilliate	Rice, Weeds, Wild Rice
Campbell, Marsha
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Field crops
Canevari, William		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Weed Control
Carneiro Galdi, Giuliano		Merced County
	Agronomy and Crops Advisor
Clark, Nicholas		Kings County
	Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm 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
Deak, Alison		Mariposa County
	Fire Advisor
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
Gautam, Sandipa		Lindcove Research & Extension Center
	Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor	Integrated Management of Citrus Pests; Serving Tulare, Fresno, Madera, and Kern counties
Getts, Thomas		Lassen County
	Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor	Weed control in wildlands, rangelands, and the forage-based cropping systems of the intermountain region.
Gill, Haramrit		Tulare County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor
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
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
Hill, Ryan		Tehama County
	Agronomy & Weed Sciences Advisor
Hollingsworth, Joy		Tulare County
	Table Grape Advisor	Grapes
Jarvis-Shean, Katherine		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Orchard Systems Advisor
Jones, Michael		Mendocino County
	Forestry Advisor - Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties	Forest Health; Disturbance Ecology; Entomology; Integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests
Kayad, Ahmed
	Agricultural Engineer Advisor	Agricultural Engineering, Precision Agriculture, Farm Machinery, Remote Sensing
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.
Lazicki, Patricia		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Vegetable Crops Advisor
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
	Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops, Pest Management	Pest management, agronomy, dry beans, alfalfa, water quality, oil seed crops
Marsh Janish, Sarah		Colusa County
	Rice Systems Farm Advisor	Rice, Herbicide resistance, rice weeds
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, partnerships with Tribes and tribal communities
Milliron, Luke		Butte County
	Orchard Systems Advisor
Miyao, Eugene		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
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.
Riar, Mandeep		Kern County
	Restoration Ecology and Weed Science Advisor	Crop and weed physiology Land restoration
Roncoroni, John		Napa County
	Weed Science Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic Weed Control
Satomi, Ricky		Sutter-Yuba Counties
	Forestry/Natural Resources Advisor	Forest Management, Geographic Information Systems, Biomass
Shogren, Christopher		Los Angeles County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests
Singh, Manpreet		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Technology and Innovation for Small Farms Advisor
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
Solins, Joanna		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Urban green infrastructure
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
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
Turini, Thomas		Fresno County
	Vegetable Crops Advisor	Vegetable crops production with emphasis in plant disease management and activities in entomology and nutrient management.
Waisen, Philip		Riverside County
	Vegetable Crops Advisor	Plant Pathology/Nematology/ Nematode Ecology/Soil Health/Cover Crops
Wang, Zheng		Stanislaus County
	Vegetable Crop Advisor	Vegetable crops and irrigation
Wheeler-Dykes, Becky		Glenn County
	Orchard Systems & Weed Ecology Advisor
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.
Wilson, Robert		Intermountain Research & Extension Center
	Farm Advisor	Pest managment in vegetable and field crops; Potato variety development; Production of potatoes, onions, peppermint, and small grains
Woodmansee, Grace		Siskiyou County
	County Director/Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Wright, Steven		Kings County
	Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties - Emeritus	Cotton, small grains, weed control
Zhuang, Shijian		Fresno County
	Viticulture Farm Advisor	Viticulture
CE Specialist
Al-Khatib, Kassim		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor, Plant Sciences	CE Specialist in Weed Sciences
Baird, James		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Management and Associate Turfgrass Horticulturist	Turfgrass Management
Das, Srabani		UC Merced - Cooperative Extension Specialist
	Assistant CE Specialist (Regenerative Agriculture)	soil health, soil carbon, perennial cropping, regenerative agriculture
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
	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
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
Valliere, Justin		Department of Plant Sciences
	Assistant CE Specialist	Invasive Weed & Restoration Ecology
Other ANR
Baur, Matthew		Western IPM Center
	Director, Western IPM Center
Cherry, Marianna		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
		Writing, Editing
Conselman, Samantha		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Writer/ Editor 3
Farrar, James		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Director, Statewide IPM Program	IPM, integrated pest management, plant pathology, vegetable diseases, fungi
Fordyce, Lauren		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Urban and Community IPM Educator
Gable, Missy		UC Master Gardener Program
	Director	Horticulture
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.
McKerracher, Chris		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Pest Management Guidelines (PMG) Coordinator
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
Neumann, Jennifer		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Writer/Editor 3
Parreira-Zweier, Stephanie		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	IPM Writer/Editor
Tian, Tian		Kern County
	Viticulture Advisor	Viticulture, Plant Physiology
Tian, Shufang		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Small Farms IPM Lead Coordinator
Tribble, Emma		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Writer/Editor 3
Windbiel, 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
Becerra-Alvarez, Aaron
Beets, Jens
Beets, Jens
(info only) Blecker, Lisa
Boyd, Betsy
	Assistant Professor	Entomology, IPM, Weed Biological Management
Brennan, Eric
Grewell, Brenda
	Research Ecologist	Plant Ecology
Kratville, David
Medic, Ana
	Lecturer	weed management, plant protection materials
Miskella, John
(info only) Moretti, Marcelo
Mosqueda, Elizabeth
Mueller, Rebecca
Pitcairn, Mike
Pratt, Paul
Shrestha, Anil
	Professor	Weed Science
Steenwerth, Kerri
	Research Soil Scientist
Steinmaus, Scott
	professor	plant biology (weed science)
Svejcar, Lauren
Other UC
Arnold, Kari		Foundation Plant Services - CAES
	IR-4 Western Region Field Coordinator	Ensuring that specialty crop farmers have legal access to safe and effective crop protection products.
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
Lynch, Michael
Perez, Gale		Department of Plant Sciences
	Public Education Specialist
Romano, Sam
		Marketing Specialist
Stover-Blackburn, Julia		Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
Taniguchi, Kevin		Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
Watkins, Seth
Membership Totals
Number of Members		134
ANR Members		114
Non-ANR		20
Info Only		2