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UC Cooperative Extension 100 Years

UC ANR will be celebrating the centennial of the passage of the Smith-Lever Act and the centennial of Cooperative Extension in California in 2014.

Click here for a brief historical overview

Click here for UCCE 100 years video

Photo of the Month

UCCE Riverside County Sponsored Event

Ag Summit, Nov 6, 2013 Coachella Valley History Museum

Click to see UCCE Riverside County photo gallery

Riverside County Programs

4-H Youth Development Program

Cheryl Eggleston is the 4-H Program Rep. for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and can be reached at (951) 683-6491 x 229 for Riverside County office and (909) 387-2179 for San Bernardino County office.
4-H is an out-of-school educational youth development program conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension Riverside County.

Dairy

Nyles Peterson is the Dairy Advisor and can be reached at (909) 387-3318
Dairy productivity and product quality, as well as complex issues of animal health and welfare, waste management, and water quality.

Farm Management / Agricultural Economics

Eta Takele is an Area Farm Management Economics Advisor. She can be reached at (951) 683-6491 x 221.
The Farm Management Economics program provides services to producers, lenders, and ag businesses in: 1. Evaluating economic returns and determining the optimum input of new production practices. 2. Developing crop production costs and analyzing grower returns. 3. Providing risk management and financial management education.

Forage, Field and Vegetable Crops

Vonny Barlow is the Forage, Field and Vegetable Crops advisor and can be reached at 760-921-5064. The advisor is responsible for designing and implementing applied research programs related to crop production with emphasis on maximizing production, quality, and economic returns.

Livestock

Juan Guerrero is the Livestock Advisor and can be reached at (760) 352-9474.
Providing professional research and advice to support livestock and poultry professionals.

Master Gardener

Master Gardeners are available Monday-Friday 9:00 to 12:00. Please call(951)683-6491 x 0 and ask to speak to a Master Gardener.
Master Gardeners provide research and educational support to amateur/ home gardeners, in part through our telephone hotline volunteers.

Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences

Chutima Ganthavorn is our Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor. She can be reached at (951) 683-6491 x 223.
The NFCS program offers opportunities for families, individuals, and youth to enhance their quality of living by providing research and educational resources that promote good health and self-sufficiency.

Subtropical Horticulture

Serving growers, managers, and allied agri business people in growing and managing subtropical tree crops such as citrus, avocado, and dates.

Vegetable Crops

Jose L. Aguiar is the Vegetable Crops/Small Farms Advisor. He can be reached at 760/342-2467 or jlaguiar@ucdavis.edu. Supports commercial vegetable growers, handlers, and marketers. Supports the limited scale producers of the Coachella Valley by providing research based information. Supports Pest Control Advisors in the identification and control of diseases and insect pests.

Viticulture

Carmen Gispert Ph.D, is the Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor. Can be reached at 760-342-2466, cgispert@ucdavis.edu The advisor develops research and educational programs and disseminates information to the wine and table grape industry in Riverside, San Diego and San Bernardino counties.