What is Cooperative Extension?

Cooperative Extension is a part of a nationwide educational system which involves the USDA, the state land-grant University system and County government. Cooperative Extension offices are commonly known as local problem-solving centers that house campus-based specialists and county-based farm, home, and youth advisors. Advisors work as teams tailoring their programs to meet local needs and bringing the University’s based research information to the local community.

County Farm Advisors’ work is aimed at sustaining and enhancing California agricultural productivity and competitiveness. Together with farmers, pest control advisors, institutions and industry representatives, they identify current and emerging agricultural opportunities and problems. The advisors collaborate with campus-based Cooperative Extension specialists and faculty to research, adapt, and field-test agricultural improvements or solutions and promote the use of research findings.

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Small Grains Farm Advisors

Butte
Randall Mutters
UC Cooperative Extension, 2279 Del Oro, Suite B, Oroville, CA 95965; (530) 538-7201

Colusa
Sarah Light
UC Cooperative Extension, 100 Sunrise Blvd, Suite E, Colusa, CA 95932; (530) 902-7295

Contra Costa
Janet Caprile
Cooperative Extension, 2380 Bisso Lane, Suite B, Concord, CA 94520; (925) 608-6692

Glenn
Cooperative Extension, P.O. Box 697, 821 E. South Street, Orland, CA 95963; (530) 865-1105

Imperial
Oli G. Bachie, PhD
UCCE Imperial County, 1050 East Holton Rd, Holtville, CA 92250; (442) 265-7700, Fax (442) 265-7723

Kern
Brian Marsh
UC Cooperative Extension, 1031 S. Mt Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93307; (661) 868-6210

Kings
see Tulare / Kings

Lassen
see Shasta / Lassen

Madera / Merced
Tulio Macedo
UC Cooperative Extension, 328 Madera Ave, Madera, CA 93637; (559) 675-7879, ext 209

Riverside
UC Cooperative Extension, 21150 Box Springs Rd, Moreno Valley, CA 92557; (909) 683-6491 x230

Riverside – Palo Verde office
UC Cooperative Extension, 290 N Broadway, Blythe, CA 92225-1680; (760) 921-7884

Sacramento
see Yolo / Solano / Sacramento

San Benito
Sergio Garcia
UC Cooperative Extension, 649-A San Benito St, Hollister, CA 95023-3952

San Joaquin
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles Ph.D
Cooperative Extension, 2101 East Earhart Ave, Suite 200, Stockton, CA 95206; (209) 953-6100

San Luis Obispo
UC Cooperative Extension, 1745 Paso Robles St., Paso Robles, CA 93446; (805) 781-5940

Shasta / Lassen
Dan Marcum
UC Cooperative Extension, P.O. Box 9, McArthur, CA 96058; (530) 336-5784

Siskiyou
Cooperative Extension, 1655 South Main, Yreka, CA 96097; (530) 842-2711

Solano
see Yolo / Solano / Sacramento

Stanislaus
Marsha L. Campbell
Cooperative Extension, 3800 Cornucopeia Way, Suite A, Modesto, CA 95358; (209) 525-6800

Sutter / Yuba
Sarah Light
UC Cooperative Extension, 142A Garden Highway, Yuba City, CA 95991; (530) 822-7515

Tulare / Kings
Nicholas Clark
Cooperative Extension, 680 Campus Drive, Suite A, Hanford, CA  93230; (559) 852-2788

Tulelake
Rob Wilson
Cooperative Extension Modoc County, Tulelake Office
PO Box 850, 2816 Havlina Road, Tulelake, CA 96134; (530) 667-5117

Yolo / Solano / Sacramento
Konrad Mathesius
Cooperative Extension, 70 Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA 95695; (530)-666-8704