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Workgroup Information Small Farm |
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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 |
agazula@ucanr.edu | |
Unit: | Santa Clara County |
Name | Margaret Lloyd (Co-Chair) |
Phone | 530-564-8642 |
mglloyd@ucanr.edu | |
Unit: | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension |
Name | Krista Marshall (Co-Chair) |
Phone | |
knmarshall@ucanr.edu | |
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Membership List |
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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, Aziz | 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 - Emeritus, 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, Mike | 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 | 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. | |
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 | |
(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 Production, 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 | ||
User, Unverified | ||
Membership Totals | ||
Number of Members | 105 | |
ANR Members | 97 | |
Non-ANR | 8 | |
Info Only | 36 |