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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

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Teghpreet Ahluwalia
Title: UCCE Area Director - Colusa, Glenn, Butte, Yuba-Sutter Counties
Email: tkahluwalia@ucanr.edu

Advisors

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Dr Whitney B Brim-Deforest
Title: CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor, Master Gardener Advisor, UC Integrated Pest Management Program Afilliate
Specialty: Rice, Weeds, Wild Rice
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu
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Sarah E Light
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
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Clarissa A Reyes
Title: Orchard Systems Advisor
Specialty: Plant-water relations, drought physiology; walnut, peach, kiwifruit
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: clareyes@ucanr.edu
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Ricky P Satomi
Title: Forestry/Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Forest Management, Geographic Information Systems, Biomass
Phone: 530-822-6213
Email: rpsatomi@ucanr.edu

Cross-County Advisors

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Sudan Gyawaly
Title: Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: IPM
Phone: (530) 552-5812
Email: sgyawaly@ucanr.edu
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Betsy M Karle
Title: Dairy Advisor
Specialty: preweaned calf management, antimicrobial stewardship, environmental sustainability
Phone: (530) 865-1156
Email: bmkarle@ucanr.edu
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Franz J A Niederholzer Ph.D.
Title: Farm Advisor   Orchard Systems
Specialty: Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate
Phone: (530) 458-0570
Email: fjniederholzer@ucanr.edu
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Andrea Northup-Warner
Title: Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Phone: 530 639-8807
Email: alnwarner@ucanr.edu
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Dr Matthew Rene Rodriguez
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
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Veronica L Van Cleave-Hunt
Title: Community Nutrition, Health and Food Security Advisor
Email: vvancleavehunt@ucanr.edu

Staff

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Consuelo B Baez Vega
Title: Rice Junior Specialist
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: cbbaezvega@ucanr.edu
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Troy L Clark
Title: Rice Junior Specialist
Email: tclark@ucanr.edu
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Taiyu Guan
Title: Assistant Specialist
Email: tyguan@ucanr.edu
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Sierra Jefferson
Title: Office Assistant l
Phone: (530) 822-7515
Email: snjefferson@ucanr.edu
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Heather Montgomery
Title: Climate Smart Agriculture Community Education Specialist III
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: hmontgomery@ucdavis.edu
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Shilpi Pandit
Title: Office Assistant I - Extra Help
Email: spandit@ucanr.edu
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Austin Roughton
Title: Forestry Youth Education Coordinator
Specialty: Education
Email: airoughton@ucanr.edu
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Michele Searcy
Title: Executive Secretary / Office Manager
Phone: (530) 822-7515
Email: mlsearcy@ucanr.edu

Nutrition Education (CalFresh)

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Melissa Pahli Ussery
Title: Nutrition Program Supervisor
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: melvang@ucanr.edu
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Mr Adam Yandel
Title: Community Education Specialist ll
Specialty: Garden Nutrition Education
Phone: 530-902-0275
Email: ayandel@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program

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Rene McCrory
Title: 4-H Secretary
Phone: 5308227515
Email: rjmccrory@ucanr.edu
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Mary Zoller
Title: 4-H Regional Program Coordinator, Region 3
Phone: 530-868-8855
Email: mzoller@ucanr.edu

Master Gardener Program

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Cheryl Hoke
Title: Community Education Specialist
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: cahoke@ucanr.edu

Emeritus

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Janine K Hasey
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
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Heidi Hudgins
Title: Master Gardener Program Volunteer
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: hahudgins@ucanr.edu
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Glenn A Nader
Title: Farm Advisor   Livestock and Natural Resources, Emeritus
Specialty: Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
Email: ganader@ucanr.edu