Contact us
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Mailing address |
Phone: (530) 752-1748 Email: vric@ucdavis.edu
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Staff
Steve Fennimore
Director, UC Vegetable Research & Information Center (Vegetable RIC)
Gale Perez
Program Representative, UC Vegetable Research & Information Center (Vegetable RIC)
Vegetable Crops experts
| Aegerter, Brenna | Farm Advisor | vegetable crops, plant pathology | UCCE San Joaquin county website |
| Aram, Kamyar | East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor | UCCE Contra Costa, Alameda (East Bay) website |
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| Becker, Ole | CE Nematologist and Professor | ||
| Bennaton, Rob | Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor | small scale food production and soil quality/resource management | UCCE Alameda, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Contra Costa (East Bay) counties website |
| Biscaro, Andre | Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor | irrigation and nutrient management of berry and vegetable crops | UCCE Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino counties |
| Cahn, Michael | Farm Advisor | irrigation and water resources | UCCE Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz counties website CropManage website |
| Dahlquist-Willard, Ruth | Small Farms Advisor | small farms and specialty crops | UCCE Fresno, Tulare counties website |
| Dara, Surendra | Entomology and Biologicals Advisor | entomology, biologicals | UCCE San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura counties |
| Daugovish, Oleg | Strawberry and Vegetable Crop Advisor | ag and environmental issues for vegetable crops and strawberries | UCCE Ventura county website |
| de la Fuente, Maria | Farm Advisor | mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology | UCCE Monterey, Santa Cruz counties |
| Diekmann, Lucy | Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Advisor | urban agriculture | UCCE Santa Clara, San Mateo counties website |
| Fake, Cindy | Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor | commercial horticultural production | UCCE Placer-Nevada counties Foothill Farming website |
| Farrar, Jim | UC IPM Director | IPM, plant pathology, vegetable diseases, fungi | Davis website |
| Fennimore, Steve | CE Weed Specialist | weed control in cool-season vegetables, weed biology, weed seed germination | UC Davis (located in Salinas) website |
| Gazula, Aparna | Small Farm Advisor | vegetable production, nutrient management, small farms | UCCE Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz counties website |
| Goodrich, Brittney | CE Specialist | economics of sustainable agricultural management | UC Davis website |
| Grettenberger, Ian | CE Specialist | entomology | UC Davis |
| Harris, Linda | CE Food Safety Specialist | microbial food safety throughout the food chain with a focus on the microbiology of fresh fruits and vegetables and tree nuts | UC Davis website |
| Lloyd, Margaret | Small Farms Advisor | small farms, organics | UCCE Yolo, Sacramento, Solano (Capitol Corridor) website |
| Lobo, Ramiro | Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor | farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops | UCCE San Diego website |
| McGiffen, Milt | CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist | vegetable crops, invasive species, weed science, sustainable agriculture, and alternatives to methyl bromide | UC Riverside |
| Mitchell, Jeff | CE Cropping Systems Specialist | vegetable cropping systems, irrigation management, soil quality, organic soil amendments, extension models, postharvest physiology | UC Davis (located in Parlier) website |
| Muramoto, Joji | CE Specialist | organic production | UC Santa Cruz |
| Ploeg, Antoon | CE Nematology Specialist | nematode pest management in field and vegetable crops; virus transmission | UC Riverside profile |
| Putman, Alex | CE Specialist and Plant Pathologist | UC Riverside website |
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| Sidhu, Jaspreet | Vegetable Crops Advisor | UCCE Kern county website |
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| Smith, Richard | Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science Advisor | vegetable crop production and weed science | UCCE Monterey website |
| Stoddard, Scott | Vegetable Crops & Soils Advisor | soil fertility and soil conservation, tomatoes, melons, sweetpotatoes, weed management | UCCE Merced, Madera counties website |
| Swett, Cassandra | CE Plant Pathology Specialist | vegetable and field crop pathology | UC Davis website |
| Takele, Eta | Area Farm Management / Agricultural Economics Advisor | production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk management | UCCE Riverside, Imperial, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Ventura counties |
| Turini, Thomas | Farm Advisor | vegetable crops | UCCE Fresno county website |
| Vinchesi-Vahl, Amber | Area Vegetable Crops Advisor | entomology, IPM, pollinators, insect-vectored diseases, vegetable crops, soilborne fungal pathogens | UCCE Colusa, Sutter-Yuba website |
| Wang, Selina | CE Specialist | fruit and vegetable processing | UC Davis website |
| Wang, Zheng | Vegetable Crops Advisor | vegetable crops and irrigation | UCCE Stanislaus website |
| Westerdahl, Becky | CE Nematology Specialist and Professor | applied nematology, IPM | UC Davis |
| Wilson, Rob | Farm Advisor | pest management in vegetable and field crops; potato variety development; production of potatoes, onions, peppermint, and small grains | UC ANR Intermountain REC website |