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
Chris BernauUSDA Plant Materials CenterNevadaMember
Joe FreyFarmer – Western States HempNevadaMemberSept 2021
Emily FulstoneR.N. Fulstone CoNevadaMember
Amelie GaudinUC DavisCaliforniaMemberJune 2020
Tom JohnsonKamprath SeedsCaliforniaMemberApr 2020
Zahangir KabirUSDA NRCSCA, NV, & Pacific IslandsLiaisonNov 2020
Karen LowellArea Agronomist – USDA-NRCSCaliforniaMember
Brian ParkPark FarmingCaliforniaMember Apr 2020
Debunker SanyalArizona State University ArizonaMember
Charles SchembreDesert Farming Initiative, UNRNevadaMemberNov 2020
Margaret Smither-KopperlUSDA Plant Materials Center CaliforniaMember
Yadi WangArizona SOL L3C, Oatman Flats RanchArizonaMember
Committee list updated 03/2023

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Join Sarah Light, Soil Scientist, UC Farm Advisor, and SW Committee Chair for a Cover Crop Variety Chat. Check out more videos on her channel here.
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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