Southwest Region Committee

Serving Arizona, California, and Nevada.

Contact SWChair@westerncovercrops.org for more information.

Member NameAffiliationLocationOfficeElected
Sarah LightSutter-Yuba UC Cooperative ExtensionCaliforniaChairNov 2019
Mae CulumberUC Agriculture and Natural Resources Division CECaliforniaMemberApr 2020
Joe FreyFarmerNevadaMemberSept 2021
Amelie GaudinUC DavisCaliforniaMemberJune 2020
Tom JohnsonKamprath SeedsCaliforniaMemberApr 2020
Zahangir KabirUSDA NRCSCA, NV, & Pacific IslandsLiaisonNov 2020
Ben KingPacific Gold AgricultureCaliforniaMemberApr 2020
Gary McCuinUniversity of Nevada, RenoNevadaMemberApr 2020
Isaac MpangaUniversity of ArizonaArizonaMemberApr 2020
Brian ParkPark FarmingCaliforniaMember Apr 2020
Charles SchembreDesert Farming Initiative, UNRNevadaMemberNov 2020
Billy SynkProject Apis m.CaliforniaMemberNov 2019
Committee list updated 01/2021

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Sarah Light, Soil Scientist, UC Farm Advisor, and SW Committee Chair, demonstrates soil sampling for her cover crop trials on 6 sites throughout the Sacramento Valley. Check out more videos on her channel here.

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