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Monterey County
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone:
PH-(831) 759-7350 4-H-(831) 759-7360
Fax:
(831) 758-3018
County Director
Larry J Bettiga
Title: Acting Monterey County Director & Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7361
Email: lbettiga@ucanr.edu
Title: Acting Monterey County Director & Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7361
Email: lbettiga@ucanr.edu
Advisors
Dr Dylan J Beal
Title: IPM Entomology Farm Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7359
Email: djbeal@ucanr.edu
Title: IPM Entomology Farm Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7359
Email: djbeal@ucanr.edu
Michael D Cahn
Title: Farm Advisor, Irrigation and Water Resources
Specialty: Irrigation & Water Resources
Notes: University of California, Cooperative Extension, Monterey County 1432 Abbott St Salinas CA 93901
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7377
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: mdcahn@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor, Irrigation and Water Resources
Specialty: Irrigation & Water Resources
Notes: University of California, Cooperative Extension, Monterey County 1432 Abbott St Salinas CA 93901
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7377
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: mdcahn@ucanr.edu
Maria de la Fuente Ph. D.
Title: Farm Advisor & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
Specialty: Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology. Urban Horticulture and Master Composter Program UCCE Santa Clara.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7358
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: medelafuente@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
Specialty: Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology. Urban Horticulture and Master Composter Program UCCE Santa Clara.
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7358
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: medelafuente@ucanr.edu
Paramveer Singh
Title: Area Agricultural Technology Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 8317597365
Email: psbsingh@ucanr.edu
Title: Area Agricultural Technology Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 8317597365
Email: psbsingh@ucanr.edu
Yu-Chen Wang
Title: Farm Advisor Plant Pathology
Specialty: Plant pathology
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831)201-9689
Email: yckwang@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor Plant Pathology
Specialty: Plant pathology
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831)201-9689
Email: yckwang@ucanr.edu
Cross County Advisors
Mark P Bolda
Title: Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries
Specialty: Strawberry and caneberry culture - horticulture, fertility, pest management practices, closed environment agriculture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 763-8001
Email: mpbolda@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries
Specialty: Strawberry and caneberry culture - horticulture, fertility, pest management practices, closed environment agriculture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 763-8001
Email: mpbolda@ucanr.edu
Dr Royce E Larsen E.
Title: Area Natural Resource/Watershed Advisor
Specialty: 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.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
350 N. Main Street, Ste. B
Templeton, CA, CA 93465
Phone: (805) 434-4106
Fax: (805) 434-4881
Email: relarsen@ucanr.edu
Title: Area Natural Resource/Watershed Advisor
Specialty: 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.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County
350 N. Main Street, Ste. B
Templeton, CA, CA 93465
Phone: (805) 434-4106
Fax: (805) 434-4881
Email: relarsen@ucanr.edu
Hedmon Okella Ph.D.
Title: 4-H Animal Science Youth Advisor
Specialty: Animal Science & Scientific Literacy
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
3228 Southside Road
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: (831) 637-5346 x106
Email: hokella@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Animal Science Youth Advisor
Specialty: Animal Science & Scientific Literacy
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
3228 Southside Road
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: (831) 637-5346 x106
Email: hokella@ucanr.edu
Devii R Rao
Title: San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management, Conservation of Biological Diversity, Watershed Protection and Management.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
3228 Southside Road
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: 831-205-3125
Email: drorao@ucanr.edu
Title: San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management, Conservation of Biological Diversity, Watershed Protection and Management.
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
3228 Southside Road
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: 831-205-3125
Email: drorao@ucanr.edu
Barbara Satink Wolfson
Title: Fire Advisor
Specialty: Wildland fire
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
3228 Southside Road
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: 831-637-5346 ext. 104
Email: bsatink@ucanr.edu
Title: Fire Advisor
Specialty: Wildland fire
Address:
Cooperative Extension San Benito County
3228 Southside Road
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: 831-637-5346 ext. 104
Email: bsatink@ucanr.edu
Staff Research Associate
David L Chambers
Title: Staff Research Associate II - Phytophthora ramorum
Specialty: Sudden Oak Death
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Email: dlchambers@ucanr.edu
Title: Staff Research Associate II - Phytophthora ramorum
Specialty: Sudden Oak Death
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Email: dlchambers@ucanr.edu
4-H Youth Development Program
Lori E Hofmann-Lurz
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Representative II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7386
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: lhofmannlurz@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Representative II
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7386
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: lhofmannlurz@ucanr.edu
Administrative Staff
Mayra Cervantes
Title: Secretary
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7373
Email: mlicervantes@ucanr.edu
Title: Secretary
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7373
Email: mlicervantes@ucanr.edu
Kelley Sivertson
Title: Administrative Services Assistant/Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7354
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: klsivertson@ucanr.edu
Title: Administrative Services Assistant/Office Manager
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-7354
Fax: 831-758-3018
Email: klsivertson@ucanr.edu
Harriet Stevens
Title: Accounting Technician
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: hfstevens@ucanr.edu
Title: Accounting Technician
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: hfstevens@ucanr.edu
Support Staff
Noe R Cardenas
Title: Lab Assistant 1
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: nrcardenascabrera@ucanr.edu
Title: Lab Assistant 1
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: nrcardenascabrera@ucanr.edu
Bailey Smith-Helman
Title: Community Education Specialist III
Specialty: Climate Smart Agriculture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 831-239-9465
Email: bsmithhelman@ucanr.edu
Title: Community Education Specialist III
Specialty: Climate Smart Agriculture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 831-239-9465
Email: bsmithhelman@ucanr.edu
Emeritus
William E Chaney, Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor Entomology (Emeritus, Retired)
Specialty: Entomology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: wechaney@ucdavis.edu
Title: Farm Advisor Entomology (Emeritus, Retired)
Specialty: Entomology
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: wechaney@ucdavis.edu
Steven T. Koike
Title: Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
Address:
8100 Arroyo Circle
Gilroy, CA 95020
Email: stkoike@mac.com
Title: Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
Address:
8100 Arroyo Circle
Gilroy, CA 95020
Email: stkoike@mac.com
Richard Smith
Title: Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Specialty: Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7357
Email: rifsmith@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Specialty: Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 759-7357
Email: rifsmith@ucanr.edu
Steven A Tjosvold
Title: Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor Emeritus
Specialty: Environmental horticulture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Email: satjosvold@ucanr.edu
Title: Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor Emeritus
Specialty: Environmental horticulture
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Email: satjosvold@ucanr.edu
Laura J Tourte
Title: Farm Management Advisor - Emeritus
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Email: ljtourte@ucanr.edu
Title: Farm Management Advisor - Emeritus
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
Email: ljtourte@ucanr.edu
Sonya L Varea Hammond
Title: County Director (Emeritus, Retired)
Specialty: Public Policy - Biotechnology Education and Land Use
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: slvareahammond@ucdavis.edu
Title: County Director (Emeritus, Retired)
Specialty: Public Policy - Biotechnology Education and Land Use
Address:
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Email: slvareahammond@ucdavis.edu
Staff
Dr Mercy Olmstead
Title: Academic Coordinator II
Specialty: Irrigation management, nutrient management, berry production, viticulture, orchard production, plant physiology
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 5097810562
Email: molmstead@ucanr.edu
Title: Academic Coordinator II
Specialty: Irrigation management, nutrient management, berry production, viticulture, orchard production, plant physiology
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg 1
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 5097810562
Email: molmstead@ucanr.edu