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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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Dr Whitney Brim-DeForest
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

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Sarah 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 Reyes
Title: Orchard Systems Advisor
Specialty: Plant-water relations, drought physiology
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: clareyes@ucanr.edu
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Ricky 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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Betsy M. Karle
Title: Dairy Advisor & County Director
Specialty: preweaned calf management, antimicrobial stewardship, environmental sustainability
Phone: (530) 865-1156
Email: bmkarle@ucanr.edu
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Dan Macon
Title: County Director, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Specialty: Rangeland livestock production, economics, and management
Phone: 530-889-7385
Email: dmacon@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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Dr Matthew 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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Amber Vinchesi-Vahl Ph.D.
Title: Area Vegetable Crops Advisor
Specialty: Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Pollinators, Insect-vectored diseases, vegetable crops, soilborne fungal pathogens, processing tomatoes, muskmelons, cucumber beetle
Phone: (530)-458-0575
Email: acvinchesi@ucanr.edu

4-H Youth Development Program

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Rayna Barden
Title: 4-H Community Education Specialist II
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: rbarden@ucanr.edu
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Rene McCrory
Title: 4-H Secretary
Phone: 5308227515
Email: rjmccrory@ucanr.edu

Nutrition Education (CalFresh)

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Melissa P Ussery
Title: Nutrition Program Supervisor
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: melvang@ucanr.edu

Master Gardener Program

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Johnny Yang
Title: Master Gardener Coordinator
Email: jhnyang@ucanr.edu

Staff

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Clair Akin
Title: Cover Crop Tool Selection Coordinator
Email: cmakin@ucanr.edu
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Yasmeen Castro Guillen
Title: Student Assistant
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: ycastroguillen@ucanr.edu
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Troy Clark
Title: Rice Junior Specialist
Email: tclark@ucanr.edu
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Marco Giron
Title: Rice Junior Specialist
Email: mgiron@ucanr.edu
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Taiyu Guan
Title: Assistant Specialist
Email: tyguan@ucanr.edu
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Alana Logie
Title: Student Assistant
Email: alogie@ucanr.edu
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Heather Montgomery
Title: Climate Smart Agriculture Community Education Specialist II
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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Jayla Pollard
Title: Student Assistant
Phone: 530-822-7515
Email: jpollard@ucanr.edu
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Michele Searcy
Title: Executive Secretary / Office Manager
Phone: (530) 822-7515
Email: mlsearcy@ucanr.edu
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Adam Yandel
Title: Student Assistant
Email: ayandel@ucdavis.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