Winter, 1990 (v2n2)
	SAREP Expands The UC SAREP staff increased by four this fall with the addition of a second writer, a cover crops analyst, a perennial cropping systems analyst and an administrative assistant. Gail Feenstra, who has a doctorate in nutrition education from Columbia University is a new half-time program writer. She has worked in sustainable food and agriculture research for eight years. Robert Bugg joined the staff as a cover crops analyst and writer. He came to SAREP from the University of Georgia where he was a post-doctoral fellow and a research associate. His research specialty is the role of cover crops in soil fertility. Bugg has a Ph.D. in entomology from UC Davis and has worked in sustainable agriculture systems for ten years. His position is funded by the USDA's Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture (LISA) Program. Chuck Ingels is the perennial cropping systems analyst and writer. He has a master's degree in pomology from UC Davis, where he worked in the walnut improvement program. He has done research on brown rot control and plum salt tolerance at the Kearney Agricultural Center in Parlier. Pam Palaima is the program's new three-quarter-time administrative assistant. She has worked at UC Davis for seven years, most recently in the botany department. These new staff members join Bill Liebhardt, SAREP director; Jill Auburn, information systems manager; Dave Chaney, annual cropping systems analyst and writer; Lyra Halprin, half-time program writer and editor of Sustainable Agriculture News; Ray Wennig, half-time staff research associate for field work; Barbara Wetzel, half-time program information assistant and publications coordinator; and Robert Zomer, one-quarter-time staff researcher. Index for Sustainable Agriculture Winter, 1990