PCC Contributors

A. Katrina Hunter

Aaron Becerra-Alvarez

Assistant professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

Achala N. KC

Associate Professor, Oregon State University

Adam Stager

Advertorial

Ajay Dhukuchhu

UCCE Stanislaus County

Akif Eskalen

Akif Eskalen

Alejandro Hernandez

Graduate Student, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Alejandro Hernandez-Rosas

Graduate Student, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Alex Ceseski

Ph.D., CCA, PCA, ARC Agricultural Research and Consulting LLC

Alexa McDaniel

Ph.D., Research Scholar, Viticulture Research and Extension, Dept. of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University

Alexis Billings

Alfred E. Hartemink

Professor, Dept. of Soil Science, F.D. Hole Soils Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ali Montazar

UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor, San Diego, Riverside and Imperial Counties

Ali Montazar

Alireza Pourreza

Associate Professor, UC Davis; Director, Digital Agriculture Lab; Founder, kobin.com

Alireza Pourreza

Allan Fulton

UCCE Soil and Water Advisor, Emeritus,

Allan Fulton

Allison McLoughlin

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Plant Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Amanda Hodson

Amaya Atucha

Amrita Mukherjee

UCCE Urban Agriculture and Small Farms Advisor, San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles and Orange Counties

Andre Biscaro

Andreas Westphal

Dept. of Nematology, UC Riverside

Anika Kinkhabwala

Anil Shrestha

Professor, Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, California State University, Fresno

Anna Rodriguez-Paiatsyka

Research Associate and Laboratory Manager, Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Ashraf Tubeileh

Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Bao-Lam Huynh

Assistant Professor of Nematology, Dept. of Nematology, UC Riverside Assistant Professor of Nematology

Ben Faber

UCCE Subtropical Crops Advisor, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties

Bob Hutmacher

Brad Hanson

Professor, UC Davis, Davis, California

Bradley Higbee

Brent Warneke

Faculty Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University

Brittney Goodrich

Bruce Lampinen

UCCE Specialist, UC Davis

Bruce Linquist

UCCE Rice Specialist

Cameron Zuber

UCCE Orchard Crops Advisor, Merced and Madera Counties

Carol J. Lovatt

Professor of Plant Physiology, Emeritus, Dept. of Botany and Plant Science, UC Riverside

Cassandra Swett

Cassidy Million

Ph.D., VP of Ag Science, PhycoTerra®

Cassidy Million

Ph.D., Director of Ag Science, Heliae Agriculture

Cecilia Parsons

Changying Li

Charlie Chen

Ph.D. candidate, Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group (HSGG), Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis

Charlie Starr

PCA/CCA, Starr and Storm Crop Solutions

Charlotte Decock

Associate Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Christelle Guédot

Christina D. Hoddle

Research specialist, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside

Christopher Chen

Ph.D., UCCE Viticulture Systems Advisor, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties

Christopher Hight

CCA, Lab Manager, Bonipak Produce, Inc.

Christopher Hight

CCA, Soil Laboratory Manager, Betteravia Farms

Christopher Hight

Soil Laboratory Director, Betteravia Farms

Christopher Simmons

Clebson Gonçalves

UCCE Diversified Agriculture Advisor, Lake and Mendocino Counties

Clifford P. Ohmart

Craig Macmillan

Cristina Lazcano

Associate Professor, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis

Dan Cook

Agronomist

Dan Sullivan and Don Horneck

Oregon State University

Daniel Geisseler

UCCE Nutrient Management Specialist

Daniel Geisseler

Daniele Zaccaria

Professor of Agricultural Water Management, Alexander and Elizabeth Swantz Endowed Specialist in Cooperative Extension, UC Davis

Dave Peck

David C. Slaughter

David Haviland

UCCE Entomology Farm Advisor, Kern County

David Knaus

Contributing Writer

David M. Gadoury

David Morgan

Davide Ciceri

Ph.D., Senior R&D Scientist, AgroPlantae

Davide Scaccini

Deanne Meyer

University of CA, Davis, Dept. of Animal Science

Deborah Neher

Plant and Soil Science Professor, University of Vermont

Dennis L. Corwin

Research Soil and Environmental Scientist, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Devin Clarke

PCA, CCA, Agronomy Solutions Manager, Yara North America

Devin Clarke

PCA, CCA

Domena A. Agyeman

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Economic Advisor, Butte, Glenn and Tehama Counties

Dr. George Taylor

EnSoil Algae

Dr. James M. Olvey, Ph.D.

Dr. John Jones

Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Karl Wyant

Director of Agronomy, Nutrien

Dr. Matthew J. Grieshop

Director, Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Dr. Mauricio Ulloa

Dr. Peter Ako Larbi

Dylan Rogers

Account Manager, AgroLiquid

Elia Scudiero

Research Agronomist, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, UC Riverside, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Elia Scudiero

Elizabeth Fichtner

UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare and Kings Counties

Elizabeth Fichtner

Ph.D., UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County

Elizabeth J. Fichtner

Ellie Andrews

Ph.D., UCCE Farm Advisor, Sonoma County

Emily J. Symmes Ph.D.

Emily Shea

UC Davis

Erika Rodbell

Forage Research Agronomist, Forage Genetics International

Erin Questad

Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

Eryn Wingate

Executive Board Member, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers, Lead Agronomist, Tri-Tech Ag Products, Inc.

Eryn Wingate

CCA, Executive Director, Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust

Eryn Wingate

Independent Certified Crop Adviser

Eryn Wingate

CCA, Board Member, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers

Eryn Wingate

Evan Tamayo

MS Student, Plant Protection Science, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Eve Laroche-Pinel

Postdoctoral Researcher, Computational Agriculture, California State University, Fresno

Fatemeh Khodadadi

Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UC Riverside

Fayrouz Buojaylah

UCCE Assistant Specialist, Stanislaus County

Florent Trouillas

Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Florent Trouillas

Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Florent Trouillas

Plant Pathologist, UCCE

Franz Niederholzer

UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counites

Franz Niederholzer

Fred Strauss

Fumiomi Takeda

Gabriel Torres

Gary Osteen

PCA, CCA, Certified Professional Agronomist

George Zhuang

UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Fresno County

George Zhuang

Germán Sandoya-Miranda

Gina Bella Colfer

Sustainable Solutions Agronomy Manager for Organics, Wilbur-Ellis

Giorgio Gusella

Giulia Marino

Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

Giulia Marino

Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension , Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

Giuliano Galdi

UCCE Agronomy and Crops Advisor, Merced and Stanislaus Counties

Giuliano Galdi

Greg Montez

PCA

Greg Montez

Greg Palla

Hamutahl Cohen

UCCE Entomology Advisor, Ventura County

Hanna McIntosh

Heping Zhu

Houston Wilson

Ph.D., Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist, Dept. of Entomology, UC Riverside

Houston Wilson

Hudson Minshew

CCA, State Conservation Agronomist, USDA-NRCS

Ian Grettenberger

Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis

Ian Grettenberger

J. E. Adaskaveg

Jacquelyn Fernandes

Territory Manager, Nutrien Financial

Jairo Diaz

Director, UC ANR Desert Research and Education Center

James J. Stapleton

James Schaeffer

UCCE Staff Research Associate, Fresno County

Jarin Tasnim Anika

Graduate Student, Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group, UC Davis

Jason Scott

Publisher, Progressive Crop Consultant

Jason Scott

MS, Publisher, Progressive Crop Consultant, CEO, JCS Marketing Inc.

Jason Scott, MS

Publisher/CEO, Progressive Crop Consultant, JCS Marketing Inc.

Jaspreet Sidhu

Jeanette Warnert

Jeffrey Williamson

Jennifer Heguy

University of CA, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Jenny Garley

Chief Science Officer, NEWAGE Laboratories

Jerel Kratt

CCA, CEO, Regenerative Crop Consulting, Inc.

Jerome Pier

Ph.D., CCA, PCA; Senior Agronomist, QualiTech Agronomy; Past Chair, Western Region Certified Crop Advisors Board of Directors

Jerome Pier

Jessie Kanter

Jhalendra Rijal

Ph.D., UCCE Area IPM Advisor, Northern San Joaquin Valley

Jhalendra Rijal

Ph.D., UCCE Area IPM Advisor, North San Joaquin Valley

Jhalendra Rijal

Jim Adaskaveg

Professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UC Riverside

John Allan

CCA

Jorge Angeles

UCCE Weed Management Advisor, Tulare, Kings and Fresno Counties

Joseph B. DeShields

Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University

Josue Diaz

Lab Manager, Betteravia Farms

Joyce Pexton

University of CA, Davis, Dept. of Animal Science

Judith M. Stahl

Justin Tanner

UCCE Viticulture Advisor, San Joaquin County

Justin Tanner

Ph.D., UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties

JW Lemons

CCA, CPAg, Verdesian Life Sciences

JW Lemons

CCA, CPAg, Verdesian Life Sciences

JW Lemons

Kari Arnold

Associate Director, Western Region IR-4 Project

Kari Arnold

UCCE Orchard and Vineyard Advisor, Stanislaus County

Karina Elfar

Karl T. Lund

Karl Wyant

Ph.D., Director of Agronomy, Nutrien; Western Region Certified Crop Advisor Executive Board Member

Karl Wyant

Karla Cornelio

Graduate Student Researcher, UC Davis

Kelley Paugh

Kelly Ivors

Senior Plant Pathologist, Driscoll’s

Kelsey McCalla

Ken Shackel

Plant Sciences Department, UC Davis

Kent M. Daane

Khushwinder Singh

Khushwinder Singh, Research Agronomist, AgroPlantae

Kirk Van Leuven

PCA, CCA, Biologicals Innovation Specialist, Corteva

Kirk Van Leuven

PCA, CCA

Konrad Mathesius

Kosana Suvočarev

Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis

Kris Beal

Kristen Shapiro

GIS Programmer, UC Davis

Kristin Platts

Editor

Kristin Platts

Digital Content Editor and Social Correspondence

Kurt J. Hembree

UCCE Weed Science Advisor Emeritus

Kurt J. Hembree

L. Wade

Lauren Picone

Masters Student, Environmental Sciences and Management, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Lily Elola

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Lisa Blecker

Lisa Wasko DeVetter

Liz Scordato

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

Lottie Ou

Ph.D., Field Trial Research Manager, PhycoTerra®

Luca Brillante

Assistant Professor of Viticulture, Dept. of Viticulture and Enology, California State University, Fresno

Luca Brillante

Luke Milliron

UCCE Orchard Advisor, Butte, Glenn and Tehama Counties

Luke Milliron

Lyle Cowell

Senior Agronomist, Nutrien

Lynn M. Sosnoskie

Lynn Wunderlich

UCCE Farm Advisor (Retired), Amador County

Marc Fuchs

Dept. of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University

Marc Fuchs

School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

Marcelo Bustamante

Marcelo L. Moretti

Associate Professor, Dept. of Horticulture, Oregon State University

Marcelo Moretti

Associate professor

Margaret L. Ellis

Margaret Lloyd

UCCE Small Farms Advisor, Yolo County

Maria Zumkeller

Mark Cady

Mark Lundy

Mark S. Hoddle

Marni Katz

Matt Comrey

Technical Nutrition Agronomist, Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness

Matt Comrey

Matt Grieshop

Director, The Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research at Cal Poly

Matt Grieshop

Director, Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, California Polytechnic State University

Matt Grieshop

Director, Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Matthew Fidelibus

Viticulture CE Specialist, UC Davis

Matthew Fidelibus

Matthew Grieshop

Director, The Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Matthew J. Grieshop, Ph.D.

Director Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research at Cal Poly

Max Youngren

MS Student, Plant Protection Science, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Megan K. Bartlett

Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

Mehdi Kamali Dashtarzhaneh

Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UC Riverside

Michael Cahn

UCCE Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Monterey County

Michael Cahn

Michael Rethwisch

UCCE Farm Advisor, Riverside County

Michele Pollard

JEHOVAH JIREH F Mobile Farm

Michelle Leinfelder-Miles

Mike Miller

CCA/PCA, Senior Agronomist, Heliae Agriculture

Mohammad Yaghmour

UCCE Farm Advisor, Kern County

Molly Arreguin

Monica Cooper

UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Napa County

Monica L. Cooper

Navneet Kaur

UCCE Stanislaus County

Nick Clark

University of CA, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Nick Clark

UCCE Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor, Kings, Tulare and Fresno Counties

Nick Clark

UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Kings, Tulare and Fresno Counties

Nick Clark

UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties, Anil Shrestha | Ph.D., Professor, California State University, Fresno, Jennifer Valdez-Herrera | Graduate Student Researcher, UC Davis, and Katherine Waselkov | Ph.D., Professor, California State University, Fresno

Nick Clark

Nick Davis

PCA, CCA, MBA

Nicole Nunes

CCA, Environmental Scientist, CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program

Ning Zhang

Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis

Patricia Lazicki

UCCE Vegetable Crops Advisor, Capitol Corridor

Paul Schreiner

Ph.D., Research Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS

Paula Guzmán-Delgado

Project Scientist, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

PCC

Philippe Rolshausen

Ph.D., Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside

Phoebe Gordon

Orchard Systems Advisor for Madera and Merced Counties; University of California Cooperative Extension

Phoebe Gordon

UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Madera and Merced Counties

Prakash Jha

Project Scientist, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

Press Release

Priya Verma

Associate Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Progressive Crop Consultant Editorial Team

Rachael Long

UCCE Field Crops and Pest Management Farm Advisor Emeritus, Capitol Corridor

Ramon Jaime

Raquel Gomez

M.Sc., Research Agronomist, AgroPlantae

Renee Pinel

President/CEO, Western Plant Health Association

Rhonda Smith

Ria Chhabra

Graduate Research Assistant, Plant Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Richard Buchner

Richard Smith

Richard Snyder

Biometeorology Specialist Emeritus, UC Davis

Robert Blundell

Robert Hutmacher

Robert Johnson

Informatics and GIS, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

Robert Krueger

Horticulturist and Research Leader, USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus and Dates

Roberto Soto

Faculty Member, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California

Roger A. Baldwin

UCCE Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution Specialist, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, UC Davis

Roger A. Isom

President/CEO Western Tree Nut Association

Roger Isom

Rohith Vulchi

Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Plant Science, UC Davis

Rory Crowley

Rosa Frias

Laboratory Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Rubia Branco Lopes

University of CA, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Russell D. Morgan

Certified Agricultural Consultant, Morgan Agricultural Consulting Services

Russell Taylor

CCA

Ryan J. Hill

UCCE Agronomy and Weed Sciences Advisor, Tehama County

Ryan Meinerz

Staff Research Associate, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, UC Davis

SAM TEKUNOFF

Contributing Writer

Samaneh Sakaki, Ph.D.

UCCE Associate IPM Research Specialist, Stanislaus County

Sandipa Gautam, Ph.D.,

Area Citrus IPM Advisor, Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kern Counties

Sarah Light

Agronomy Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension and Nick Andrews | Organic Vegetable Extension

Sarah Light

UCCE Agronomy Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba and Colusa Counties

Sarah Light

UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Sutter, Yuba and Colusa Counties

Sarah Light

Scott Warr

Commercial Manager, Digital Farming, Yara

Sean Jacobs

Senior Agronomist, Technical Sales and Marketing Representative, Agro-K

Sean Jacobs

Shane Egerstrom

Graduate Research Assistant, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Shane Feirer

Informatics and GIS, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

Shulamit Shroder

Shunping Ding

Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences and Wine and Viticulture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Songyi Kim

Visiting scholar, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obsipo

Sonia Rios

Srinivasa Rao Peddinti

Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis

Stephen Vasquez

Stetcyn Maldonado

Seeds for Bees Manager, Project Apis m.

Steve Booher

Steve Fennimore

CE Specialist, Professor, UC Davis

Steve Pollard

JEHOVAH JIREH F Mobile Farm

Steven A. Fennimore

Steven Koike

Director/Plant Pathologist, TriCal Diagnostics

Steven Koike

Steven Ostoja

USDA-ARS Scientist

Steven Sargent

Sudan Gyawaly

UCCE IPM Advisor, Northern Sacramento Valley

Surendra Dara

Maui County Administrator, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Surendra K. Dara

Professor and Extension Entomologist, Oregon State University

Surendra K. Dara

Taiyu Guan

UCCE Assistant Specialist, Sutter-Yuba Counties

Tapan Pathak

Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, UC Merced

Tate Lone

Tawanda Maguvu

Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Taylor Chalstrom

Editor

Taylor Chalstrom

Editor

Taylor Chalstrom

Editor

Taylor Nelsen

Telha Rehman

Graduate Student Researcher, UC Davis

Themis J. Michailides

Theodore Adams

Graduate student, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside

Tian Tian

UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Kern County

Tian Tian

Tobias Oker

UCCE Soil and Irrigation Advisor, Kern County

Todd H. Skaggs

Research Leader, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Tom Getts

Tong Zhen

Doctoral student

Tracy Leskey

Troy Clark

UCCE Rice Junior Specialist, Sutter-Yuba Counties

Vern Johnson

CCA, President, Arizona Ag Solutions

Vern Johnson

Warren E. Clark

Wei Q. Yang

Whitney Brim-DeForest

Whitney Brownie

Vineyard Team

William M. Wintermantel

Wojciech Janisiewicz

Yamina Pressler

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Yaritza Castrejon

UCCE Stanislaus County

Yu-Chen Wang

UCCE Plant Pathology Advisor, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties

Zahra Pegahrad, Lab Assistant, Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UC Riverside

Zheng Wang

Zheng Wang

UCCE Vegetable Crops and Irrigation Advisor, Stanislaus County