Contact Us
Sutter-Yuba Counties
Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba Counties
142A Garden Highway
Yuba City, CA 95991-5512
Phone:
(530) 822-7515
Fax:
(530) 673-5368
Email:
sutteryuba@ucanr.edu
Director
![Photo of Dr Whitney B Brim-Deforest](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/33566.jpg)
Title: County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor
Specialty: Rice, Weeds
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu
Advisors
![Photo of Sarah E Light](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/36230.jpg)
Title: Agronomy Farm Advisor
Specialty: Alfalfa/Hay, Beans, Wheat, Corn, Sorghum, Sunflower, Safflower, Hemp, Soil Health, Cover Crops, Agronomy, Annual Cropping Systems in the Sacramento Valley.
Phone: (530) 822-7515
Email: selight@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Clarissa A Reyes](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/47524.jpg)
Title: Orchard Systems Advisor
Specialty: Plant-water relations, drought physiology; walnut, peach, kiwifruit
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: clareyes@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Ricky P Satomi](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/24964.jpg)
Title: Forestry/Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Forest Management, Geographic Information Systems, Biomass
Phone: 530-822-6213
Email: rpsatomi@ucanr.edu
Cross-County Advisors
![Photo of Sudan Gyawaly](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/45682.jpg)
Title: Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: IPM
Phone: (530) 552-5812
Email: sgyawaly@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Betsy M Karle](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/3321.jpg)
Title: Dairy Advisor & County Director
Specialty: preweaned calf management, antimicrobial stewardship, environmental sustainability
Phone: (530) 865-1156
Email: bmkarle@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Daniel K Macon](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/22580.jpg)
Title: County Director, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Rangeland livestock production, economics, and management
Phone: 530-889-7385
Email: dmacon@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Franz J.A. Niederholzer Ph.D.](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/1664.jpg)
Title: Farm Advisor Orchard Systems
Specialty: Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate
Phone: (530) 458-0570
Email: fjniederholzer@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Dr Matthew Rodriguez](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/49831.jpg)
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor (Nevada, Placer, Sutter, Yuba)
Specialty: Family science and father-child involvement.
Phone: 530-889-7391
Email: mrro@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Veronica L Van Cleave-Hunt](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/43020.jpg)
Title: Community Nutrition, Health and Food Security Advisor
Email: vvancleavehunt@ucanr.edu
4-H Youth Development Program
![Photo of Rene McCrory](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/3933.jpg)
![Photo of Mary Zoller](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/51259.jpg)
Title: 4-H Regional Program Coordinator, Region 3
Phone: 5308688855
Email: mzoller@ucanr.edu
Nutrition Education (CalFresh)
![Photo of Melissa Pahli Ussery](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/33598.jpg)
Title: Nutrition Program Supervisor
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: melvang@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Mr Adam Yandel](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
Title: Community Education Specialist ll
Specialty: Garden Nutrition Education
Phone: 530-902-0275
Email: ayandel@ucanr.edu
Master Gardener Program
![Photo of Cheryl Hoke](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/51362.jpg)
Staff
![Photo of Clair Akin](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
![Photo of Consuelo B Baez Vega](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
![Photo of Troy L Clark](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
![Photo of Taiyu Guan](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
![Photo of Sierra Jefferson](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
![Photo of Heather Montgomery](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/50596.jpg)
Title: Climate Smart Agriculture Community Education Specialist III
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: hmontgomery@ucdavis.edu
![Photo of Jaskirat Pandher](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
![Photo of Shilpi Pandit](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
![Photo of Austin Roughton](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
Title: Forestry Youth Education Coordinator
Specialty: Education
Email: airoughton@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Michele Searcy](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display_2018/images/default-user.png)
Title: Executive Secretary / Office Manager
Phone: (530) 822-7515
Email: mlsearcy@ucanr.edu
Emeritus
![Photo of Janine K Hasey](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/946.jpg)
Title: Tree Crop and Environmental Horticulture Advisor Emeritus, Master Gardener Advisor
Specialty: Pomology, Horticulture, Master Gardener Program
Phone: (530) 822-7515
Email: jkhasey@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Heidi Hudgins](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/26631.jpg)
Title: Master Gardener Program Volunteer
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: hahudgins@ucanr.edu
![Photo of Glenn A Nader](https://ucanr.edu/DIRPhotos/1630.jpg)
Title: Farm Advisor Livestock and Natural Resources, Emeritus
Specialty: Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
Email: ganader@ucanr.edu