Fall 1994 (v6n4)
	New PAC/TAC Members join SAREP UC SAREP is required by the California Legislature's 1986 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Act to have both public and technical advisory committees to advise the university on program goals and make recommendations on competitive grant awards. The Public Advisory Committee (PAC) includes individuals actively involved in agricultural production, as well as representatives from government, public organizations, and institutions of higher education. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is made up of university wide faculty and staff with knowledge and experience related to sustainable agriculture and makes recommendations about the scientific merit of grant applications. Each PAC or TAC member serves for three years. New members in 1994 are listed below. Public Advisory Committee Mark Chandler is the executive director of the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission. A member of a San Joaquin Valley farm family (grapes/tree fruit), and a former winemaker for a British Columbia winery, he is interested in the large-scale adoption of IPM and sustainable practices by mainstream agriculture, and in creating markets for sustainable raised products. He is interested in the ag/urban interface as it relates to Sustainability, and is a steering committee member of the California Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, a coalition funded by the Kellogg Foundation's Integrated Farming Systems Initiative to move the state toward more sustainable food and agriculture systems. Gail Gant is a consultant with Weddle, Hansen and Assoc. Inc., a private environmental and agricultural consulting firm based in Placerville. Specializing in winegrapes and pomefruit, with clients in five counties around the Sacramento area, she is strongly committed to the implementation of integrated pest management. Craig Underwood farms in Ventura County, where he raises lemons, avocados and specialty vegetables (baby beets, baby carrots, mesclun salad mix, bi-color corn), operates two roadside stands and a pick-your-own orchard in a family farming operation. Committed to sustainable farming practices and soil health, he makes and uses compost, and is interested in cover crops and insectaries in orchards and vegetable fields. Technical Advisory Committee Marc Buchanan is an assistant professor of soil science in the Environmental Studies Board at UC Santa Cruz. His areas of expertise include soil fertility, organic matter management, compost management and plant nutrition. He is particularly interested in consumer awareness of agricultural issues, and in water recycling, agricultural education, on-farm issues, and environmentally and economically efficient vegetable and fruit production. Donald Klingborg, DVM, is assistant dean for the Office of Public Programs, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis. He is responsible for continuing education, animal welfare and professional, alumni, and public relations. Additionally, he is director of the Veterinary Medicine Cooperative Extension Unit, where he directs outreach activities, relations with commodity groups and governmental liaison. He is interested in residue avoidance and food safety. Continuing PAC/TAC Public Advisory Committee: Glenn Anderson, Larry Carmean, Peter Cooey, Jennifer Curtis, Frank Dawley, Sibella Kraus, Bryce Lundberg, Marta Salinas, and Betty Van Dyke. Technical Advisory Committee: Marita Cantwell, Ben Faber, Holly George McCann, Richard Harris, Donna Hirschfelt, Nicelma J. King, Don Nielsen, Jim Oltjen, Ellen Rilla, and Carol Shennan. Biographies of continuing PAC/TAC members appeared in the Summer 1992 (Vol. 4, No. 1) and the Summer 1993 (Vol. 5, No. 3) issues of Sustainable Agriculture. [ Back | Search | Feedback ]