About Us

Earl Booth
Foundation Seed, UC Davis
webooth@ucdavis.edu
530-752-2840

W (Mick) Canevari , Farm Advisor Emeritus
wmcanevari@ucdavis.edu

Mike Davis
Plant Pathology, UC Davis
rmdavis@ucdavis.edu
530-752-0303

Carol Frate , Farm Advisor
Specialties: Alfalfa, dry beans, sugarbeets, corn, plant pathology
Cooperative Extension Tulare County, 4437 S. Laspina St., Ste. B
Tulare, CA, 93274
cafrate@ucdavis.edu
(559) 685-3309 Ext. 214

Paul Gepts , Professor & Geneticist - AES
Specialties: Crop evolution, genetic conservation, molecular evolution, genetics of agronomic crops (dry beans).
Agronomy & Range Science, One Shields Avenue, 267 Hunt Hall
Davis CA, 95616-8515
plgepts@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-7743

Robert Gilbertson , Associate Professor
Specialties: Seed pathology, virology
Plant Pathology, One Shields Avenue, 552 Hutchison Hall
Davis CA, 95616
rlgilbertson@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-3163

Larry Godfrey , CE Specialist
Specialties: Plant physiological response to insect injury, refinement of economic thresholds, IPM of field & vegetable crops
Entomology, One Shields Avenue, 316 Briggs Hall
Davis CA, 95616 ldgodfrey@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-0473

Peter Goodell , IPM Entomologist/Nematologist
Specialties: Development and delivery of IPM tactics, nematode and insect pest management in field crops, delivery of computer based expert systems to agriculture
Kearney Agricultural Center, 9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier CA, 93648
ipmpbg@uckac.edu
(559) 646-6515

Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Farm Advisor
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
Speciality:Crop Production, Soil and Water Quality, the Delta
Stockton, CA 95206
mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu
209-953-6120

Rachael Long , Farm Advisor for Pest Management
Specialties: Pest Management, alternative cropping systems, dry beans and alfalfa
Cooperative Extension Yolo/Solano County, 70 Cottonwood Street
Woodland CA, 95695
rflong@ucdavis.edu
(530) 666-8143

Shannon Mueller , Farm Advisor
Specialties: Agronomy, alfalfa seed, hay production, seed certification, forage crops, honeybee management, oil seed crop production, sugar beet production, dry beans
Cooperative Extension Fresno County, 1720 South Maple Avenue
Fresno CA, 93702
scmueller@ucdavis.edu
(559) 456-7261

Douglas Munier , Farm Advisor
Specialties: Agronomy-corn, clover seed, cotton, wheat, dry beans, safflower, sunflower
Cooperative Extension Glenn County, PO Box 697
Orland CA, 95963
djmunier@ucdavis.edu
(530) 865-1107

Philip Roberts , Associate Dean - AES & CE, Nematologist & Professor of Nematology
Specialties: Nematode host-parasite relations and pest management in field and vegetable crops
CNAS Deans Office College Build. North
Riverside CA, 92521-0127
proberts@ucrac1.ucr.edu
(909) 787-7291

Blake Sanden , Irrigation & Agronomy Farm Advisor
Specialties: Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa
Cooperative Extension Kern County, 1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield CA, 93307
blsanden@ucdavis.edu
(661) 868-6218

Jerry Schmierer , Farm Advisor Emeritus
jlschmierer@ucdavis.edu

Bob Stewart
Crop Improvement, UC Davis
rfstewart@ucdavis.edu
530-752-9826

J Waines , Professor, Geneticist & Director-Botanic Gardens & Herbarium
Specialties: Cytogenetics, plant breeding and crop evolution-emphasis on wheat, beans, guayule and salvias; drought tolerance
Botany & Plant Sciences, 1129 Batchelor Hall
Riverside CA, 92521-0124
waines@ucrac1.ucr.edu
(909) 787-3706