Examples of Biologically Integrated Farming Systems Projects
Listed below are several biologically integrated farming systems projects in California that would be appropriate for researchers to link with for grant proposals for SAREP's 2001 Sustainable Agriculture grants. Researchers interested in linking to a project that is not included in the following lists should contact Bev Ransom (ph: 530-754-8546 email: baransom@ucdavis.edu) to confirm that it is applicable.
SAREP Biologically Integrated
Farming Systems (BIFS) Grant Projects
CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation - Pest Management Alliance Grant
Projects
Additional Community-Based Biologically Integrated Farming
Systems Projects in CA
SAREP Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Grant Projects
Project/Group Name |
Contact |
Phone |
Counties |
Crop |
|
Biologically Integrated Farming System in Rice - UCCE Butte Co. |
Randall Mutters |
530-538-7201 |
rgmutters@ucdavis.edu |
Butte, Sutter counties |
rice |
Expansion of the Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems model to Northern San Joaquin Valley Walnut Orchards - UCCE San Joaquin |
Joe Grant |
209-468-2085 |
jagrant@ucdavis.edu |
San Joaquin |
walnuts |
Citrus Biologically Integrated Farming Systems |
C. Thomas Chao |
909-787-3441 |
ctchao@citrus.ucr.edu |
Fresno |
citrus |
Proposal to Develop and Implement a Biologically Integrated Production System for Prunes - CA Prune Board |
Gary Obenauf |
559-447-2127 |
gobenauf@agrc.cnchost.com |
Sacramento, San Joaquin valley |
prunes |
BASIS (Biological Agriculture Systems in Strawberries): A biointensive production methods innovators group in the Monterey Bay region - USDA ARS |
Carolee Bull |
831-755-2889 |
CTBull@aol.com |
central coast |
strawberries |
Integrating Forage Production with Dairy Manure Management in the San Joaquin Valley - UC Davis Dept. of Land, Air, and Water Resources |
Stuart Pettygrove |
530-752-2533 |
gspettygrove@ucdavis.edu |
San Joaquin valley |
dairies |
Integrated Pome Fruit Production in Contra Costa County - UCCE Contra Costa County |
Janet Caprile |
925-646-6540 |
jlcaprile@ucdavis.edu |
Contra Costa |
apples, pears |
Implementing a Biologically Integrated Farming System for Winegrapes in the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape District |
Cliff Ohmart |
209-367-4727 |
Cohmart@aol.com |
San Joaquin, Sacramento counties |
winegrapes |
Extending Biologically Integrated Farming Practices Within the San Joaquin Valley’s West Side |
Jeff Mitchell |
559-646-6565 |
mitchell@uckac.edu |
Fresno |
cotton, row crops |
CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation - Pest
Management Alliance Grant Projects
(projects funded in 2000)
|
Project/Group Name |
Contact |
Phone |
|
Counties |
Crop |
|
Promotion of a Reduced Risk System of Almond Production Through Alternative Practices - Almond Board of CA |
Chris Heintz | 209-343-3216 | CHeintz@compuserve.com | Butte, Stanislaus,Kern | almonds |
|
A Reduced Risk Pest Management Program for Walnuts - Walnut Marketing Board |
David Ramos |
530-756-0531 |
deramos@ucdavis.edu |
San Joaquin Valley |
walnuts |
|
Pest Management Alliance for the Containerized Nursery Industry - UC Riverside |
Michael Rust |
909-787-5327 |
michael.rust@ucr.edu |
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and San Diego counties |
containerized nursery plants |
|
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Methyl Bromide Replacement in Strawberries Using Non-chemical Alternatives - CA Strawberry Commission |
Christopher Winterbottom |
831-724-1301 |
cwinterbottom@calstrawberry.org |
Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange, San Joaquin and Fresno counties |
strawberries |
|
Reduced-Risk Management of Insect Pests in Sugarbeets - CA Beet Growers Assn. |
Ben Goodwin |
209-477-5596 |
cbga@cwnet.com |
San Joaquin and Imperial Valleys |
sugarbeets |
|
The California Turkey Pest Management Alliance: Promotion of a Reduced-Risk Multiple Pest Control Program Through Field Level IPM Tactics, Demonstrations and Grower Training |
Leslie Hickle |
858-526-5170 |
lhickle@diversa.com |
Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Sonoma, Kern counties |
turkeys |
|
The California Winegrape Pest Management Alliance Project - CA Assoc. of Winegrape Growers |
Joseph Browde |
707-766-4943 |
mjbrowde@pacbell.net |
Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Alameda, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Riverside, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties |
winegrapes |
|
Development of an Integrated System for Controlling San Jose Scale, Peach Twig Borer and Oriental Fruit Moth in Clingstone Canning and Fresh Shipping Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines |
Jason Chavez |
559-638-8260 |
jchavez@caltreefruit.com |
Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Sutter, and Yuba counties |
stone fruits |
Additional Community-Based Biologically Integrated Farming Systems Projects in CA
Project/Group Name |
Contact |
Phone |
Counties |
Crop |
|
Sustainable Cotton Project/Biological Agriculture Research Systems in Cotton (BASIC) |
Sean Swezey |
831-459-5008 |
findit@cats.ucsc.edu |
Madera, Merced |
cotton |
Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) for Almonds - Community Alliance with Family Farmers |
Mark Cady |
530-756-8518 ext. 20 |
mark@caff.org |
Statewide |
almonds |
Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) for Walnuts - Community Alliance with Family Farmers |
Mark Cady |
530-756-8518 ext. 20 |
mark@caff.org |
Yolo, Solano, Stanislaus |
walnuts |
Biologically Integrated Vineyard Systems (BIVS) in the Central San Joaquin Valley |
Kip Green |
559-866-5632 |
ktgrnacres@cs.com |
Fresno |
raisins |
Biorational Cling Peach Orchard Systems - UC Coop Ext. |
Walt Bentley |
559-646-6527 |
walt@uckac.edu |
Yuba, Sutter |
peaches |
CA Clean Growers - Community Based Biologically Integrated Farming Systems for Small Family Farms in the San Joaquin Valley |
Paul Buxman |
559-897-7547 |
Fresno, Tulare |
raisins, table grapes, stone fruit, citrus, persimmons |
|
Central Coast Vineyard Team - Positive Points System |
Kris O'Connor |
805-462-9431 |
info@vineyardteam.org |
Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo |
wine grapes |
Napa Sustainable Winegrowing Group - Napa County RCD |
Astrid Bock-Foster |
707-252-4188 |
nswg@naparcd.org |
Napa |
wine grapes |
Raisin Best Management Practices Program - Sun-Maid Growers |
Joe Kretsch |
559-897-6357 |
jkretsch@sunmaid.com |
Fresno,Madera, Tulare,Kern,Kings |
raisins |
Rice Residue Management and Development of Seasonal Waterbird Habitat on Rice Fields - UC Davis Agronomy Dept. |
Chris VanKessel |
530-752-4377 |
cvankessel@ucdavis.edu |
Butte, Colusa |
rice |
Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Assoc. - Development of Integrated Pest Management Approaches for Wine Grape Growing Areas of Sonoma Valley |
Nick Frey |
707-206-0603 |
frey@sonic.net |
Sonoma |
wine grapes |