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2010 CSCC Technical Committee

A list of our Technical Committee is below; for a printable pdf copy, click here.
Please feel free to contact members of our Technical Committee with any questions you might have. If you need assistance locating a commodity specialist for a crop which is not listed, contact us at admin@specialtycrops.org.

CALIFORNIA SPECIALTY CROPS COUNCIL 2010
CSCC Office 559.688.5700
Website:  www.specialtycrops.org

Technical Committee Contacts

COMMODITY/ORG

AFFILIATION

NAME

 PHONE

E-MAIL

Apples

CA Apple Comm.

Todd Sanders
Alex Ott

(559) 225-3000 o

tsanders@calapple.org
aott@calapple.org

Avocados

CA Avocado Comm.

TBA

(949) 341-1955 o

TBA

Cherries

CA Cherry Advisory Bd.

Jim Culbertson

(209) 368-0685 o
(209) 483-0903 c

ccab@softcom.net

Cut Flowers

CA Cut Flower Comm.

Mike Mellano

(760) 433-9550 o

mamellano@MELLANO.com

Dates

CA Date Comm.

Albert Keck

(760) 399-5191 c

apkeck@aol.com

Dry Beans

CA Dry Bean Advisory Bd.

Jerry Munson
Nathan Sano

(559) 591-5675 o

jerry@tabcomp.com
nathan@tabcomp.com

Cling Peaches

CA Canning Peach Assn.

Pat McCaa

(209) 547-7272 o
(209) 483-9373 c

Pat.mccaa@delmonte.com

Dried Plums (Prunes)

CA Dried Plum Bd.

Gary Obenauf

(559) 449-9035 o
(559) 259-9201 c

gobenauf@agresearch.nu

Figs

CA Fig Advisory Bd.

Karla Stockli

(559) 243-8600 o

kstockli@californiafigs.com

Fresh Carrots

CA Fresh Carrot Advisory Bd.

Larry Liggett

(661) 366-7209 o
(661) 889-0969 c

lliggett@bolthouse.com

Honey Bees

CA Honey Bee Assn.

Gene Brandi

(209) 769-0501 c

gbrandi@sbcglobal.net

Leafy Greens/Shipper

Chiquita Fresh Express

Sharan Lanini

(831) 214-3735 c

slanini@chiquita.com

Melons

CA Melon Research Advisory Bd.

TBA

(559) 591-0435 o

TBA

Olives

CA Olive Committee

Christy Darling

(559) 456-9096 o
(559) 456-9096 c

cdarling@calolive.org

Onions & Garlic

CA Onion and Garlic Research Advisory Bd.

Bob Ehn

(559) 297-9322 o
(559) 281-3231 c

robertehn@sbcglobal.net

Pears

CA Pear Advisory Bd.

Bob McClain

(916) 441-0432 o
(916)995-5860  c

bob@calpear.com

Peppers

CA Pepper Comm.

Glen Fischer

(805) 647-5266 o
(815) 340-0078 c

glensaticoy@moodydunbar.com
0085@msn.com

Pest Control Advisers (PCAs)

CA Assn. of Pest Control Advisers

Jeff Rasmussen

(661) 978-8076 c

jrasmussen@wfsmettler.com

Processor

Del Monte Foods

Steve Balling

(925) 944-7377 o
(925) 519-7815 c

steve.balling@delmonte.com

Raisins

CA Raisin Advisory Bd.

Steve Spate

(559) 248-6357 c

stevenspate@sbcglobal.net

Specialty Crops

CA Specialty Crops Council

Lori Berger

(559) 688-5700 o
(559)799-8266  c

lori@specialtycrops.org

Strawberries

CA Strawberry Comm.

Dan Legard

(831) 724-1301 o
(831) 334-3042 c

dlegard@calstrawberry.org

Strawberries

CA Strawberry Comm.

Ian Greene

(831) 724-1301 o

igreene@calstrawberry.org

Stonefruit (peaches, plums, nectarines)

CA Tree Fruit Agreement

Gary Van Sickle

(559) 638-8260 o
(559) 288-0301 c

gvansickle@caltreefruit.com