Seminar/Meeting Announcements:
Cuurrent Seminar/Meeting Announcements:
Natural Resources Conservation Service-Ag Air Quality Workshop (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
Coachella Valley Farmers Educational Meeting, USDA Service Center, Indio, 6/10/09 (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
Laurel Wilt Disease-A Stakeholder Meeting, Temecula, May 7, 2009 (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
California Avocado Society Board Meeting Schedule for 2009 (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
2009 HAB Board Meeting Schedule (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
California Avocado Commission-2008-09 Meeting Schedule (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
Archived Seminar/Meeting Announcements
Agricultural News:
Current Agricultural News:
Educational Meetings on the Use of Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) and TreHold Approved for Avocado Use Through Sec 18 Permit (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
California Avocado Commission-2009 Request for Research Proposals (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
California Avocado 2008/09 Pre-Season Crop Estimate Summary (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
Avo Greensheet, Volume 24, Issue 16, 6/10/08 (If you have questions, please contact the writers)
ANR Report:
Riverside County
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
21150 Box Springs Road, Ste 202
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8718
Phone: (951) 683-6491
Fax: (951) 788-2615
e-mail: ceriverside@ucdavis.edu
Director:
Etaferahu Takele
Other Offices
Indio Office
81-077 Indio Blvd.
Suites H, I, J
Indio, CA 92201-1994
phone: (760) 342-6437
fax: (760) 342-6490
e-mail: ceindio@ucdavis.edu
Palo Verde Office
290 North Broadway
Blythe, CA 92225-1680
phone: (760) 921-7884
fax: (760) 921-7887
e-mail: cepaloverde@ucdavis.edu
4-H Youth Development Program
Jeanne Lothridge is the
4-H Program Rep. and can be reached at 951/683-6491 x 229
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.
Environmental Horticulture
Mike Henry is the Environmental Horticulture Advisor and he can be reached at 951/683-6491 x 222.
Provides new research information to professionals in the landscape, turf management and nursery industries.
Farm Management / Agricultural Economics
Eta Takele is an Area Farm Management Economics Advisor. She can be reached at (951) 683-6491 x 243.
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.
Livestock
Juan Guierro 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.
Poultry Science
Douglas R. Kuney is the Area Poultry Advisor. He can be reached at 951/827-2099 or at drkuney@ucdavis.edu
The goal of his program is to develop and extend educational and research programs designed to increase the productivity, efficiency and competitiveness of commercial poultry operations in Southern California to maximize the return of invested capital, while providing consumers with a plentiful and reasonably priced source of wholesome eggs and meat.
Subtropical Horticulture
Tom Shea is a Staff Research Associate-
Subtropical Horticulture. He can be reached at 951/683-6491 x224.
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, 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, Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor. Can be reached at 760-863-8294, 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.
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