Cindy Fake

Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Placer and Nevada Counties, Emeritus

UC Cooperative Extension Placer and Nevada Counties
11477 E Avenue
Auburn, CA 95603
530-889-7385
cefake@ucanr.edu

http://ceplacer.ucanr.edu

http://ucanr.edu/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/

Links

• Foothill Farming

Education

M.S. International Ag Development, specialization Veg Crops & Agroforestry, UC Davis. 1993

B.A. Geography and Russian, Dartmouth College. 1979

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Fruit and Nut Crop
• Wine Grapes
• Citrus - General
• Deciduous Tree Fruits
• Vegetable Crops
• Plants and Their Systems
• Plant Product Quality and Utility (Preharvest)
• Plant Management Systems
• Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
• Integrated Pest Management Systems
• Economics, Markets, and Policy
• Economics of Agricultural Production and Farm Management
• Business Management, Finance, and Taxation
• Marketing and Distribution Practices
• Community Resource Planning and Development
• Urban Agriculture/Local and Regional Food Systems

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Fake, C.; Bonk, R., et al.; Ferguson, L.; Wang, F. (In Press). 2023. Effects of mulching on soil properties and environmental stress in Satsuma mandarins. Acta Horticulturae. Mersin, Turkey. XIV International Citrus Congress.
• Macon, D.; Fake, C., et al.; Ingram, R. (2020). Producer-to-Producer Business School: The Importance of Peer Networks in Ranch and Farm Business Planning. Western Economics Forum. Western Agricultural Economics Association. 18:2.

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Fake, C.; Ferguson, L., et al.; Bonk, R.M.; Wang, F. (2021). Impacts of Mulch on Fruit Drop and Water Use in Mandarin Production. HortScience Supplement - 2021 ASHS Annual Conference. American Society for Horticultural Science. 56:9.
• Fake, C.; Bonk, R.M. (2021). Mulching Trials in Mandarins Saved Water. Progressive Crop Consultant. http://progressivecrop.com/2021/02/mulching-trials-in-mandarins-saved-water/. 2021:2.
• Fake, C.; Ferguson, L., et al.; and Bonk, R.M. (2020). Foothill Mandarin Orchards Benefit from Mulch. Citrograph. 11:1.
• Fake, C.; Bonk, R.M. (2020). Harvest and Post-Harvest Handling of Satsuma Mandarins. UCCE Placer/Nevada Publication. 31-016C.
• Fake, Cindy (2019). Getting Started as a Small-Scale Commercial Grower. UCCE Placer and Nevada Counties. 31-093C.
• Bonk, R.M.; Fake, C. (2019). Observations on Mandarin Mulching Research. Foothill Farming Blog, UCCE Placer/Nevada. https://ucanr.edu/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/?blogpost=30653&blogasset=21700. June 27, 2019.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Floriculture and Nursery - Member
• Integrated Grape Production - Member
• Pest Management in ANR - Member
• Small Farm - Member
• Vegetable Crops - Member

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