The sugarbeet workgroup brings together university scientists from a number of different fields together with farm advisors from around the state who work with growers producing beets. Also participating by invitation are agronomists, pest control advisors, and others interested in the state’s sugarbeet industry. The workgroup as a whole meets yearly, usually in early January in Davis, to discuss the status of past and current sugarbeet crops in the state, current news affecting the industry, new research results, and joint projects carried out collectively by members of the group. Periodically, subgroups meet as needed in different areas of the state to work on projects of local interest.

The sugarbeet workgroup is one of many organized by University of California Cooperative Extension Specialists, Farm Advisors and others to address problems of mutual interest, usually, but not limited to specific commodities. The Vice-president for the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources keeps a list of all active workgroups.

 

Chris Ball
Holly Sugar Corp.
PO Box 581 
Brawley CA 92227-0521

Norm Bates
Holly Sugar corp
PO Box 60
Tracy CA 95378-0031

David Brown
Holly Sugar corp
PO Box 581
Brawley CA 92227-0521

Joel Canestrino
Cell-Pro
13602 S Hwy 99 Frontage Rd 
Manteca CA 95336-8306

Ed Caswell-Chen 
Nematology Dept 
Davis Campus
 

Rebecca Creamer 
UCR
Plant Pathology Dept 
Riverside CA 92521

Dan Drummond
Betaseed Inc
PO Box 858
Kimberly ID 83341

Matt Ehlhardt
AgrEvo
363 Picholine Wy 
Chico CA 95928-4370

Howard Ferris
Nematology Dept 
Davis Campus
 

Carol Frate 
UCCE-Tulare County 
Ag Bldg Co Civic Ctr 
Visalia CA 93291

Larry Godfrey 
Entomology Dept 
Davis Campus
 

Blaine Hanson
LAWR Dept 
Davis Campus
 

Kurt Hembree
Cooperative Extension 
1720 S Maple Ave 
Fresno CA 93702-4515

Mark Hughes
Seed Systems
8333 Swanston Ln 
Gilroy CA 85020-4517

Steve Kober 
Betaseed Inc
PO Box 858 
Kimberly ID 83341

Robert Norris 
Botany Dept 
Davis Campus
 

Ted Page
CA Beet Growers Assn
431 00 McKiftrick Hwy 
Buttonwillow CA 93206-9773

Gary Peterson 
Agronomy & Range Sci
Davis Campus
 

Don Roemer 
Betaseed Inc 
741 Spyglass 
Eagle ID 83616

Jerry Sagaser
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 325
Mendota CA 93640-0241

Thomas Schwartz
Beet Sugar Dev Found 
800 Grant Suite 500 
Denver CO 80203

 Norman Terry
Plant Biology Dept. 
UC Berkeley 
Berkeley Campus

John Watson
Spreckels Sugar Div
PO Box 2240
Woodland CA 95776-2231

Robert B Wilson
CA Beet Growers Assn 
PO Box 176
Brawley CA 92227-0176

Richard Yu
USDA-ARS
1636 E Alisal St
Salinas CA 93905-3018
 

John Adamek
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 581
Brawley CA 92227-0521

George Anderson
CA Best Growers Assn 
7901 Robbon Rd
Dixon CA 95630-9632

Bill Blanken
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 325
Mendota CA 93640-0241

 John Cauzza
CBGA
PO Box 812
Buttonwillow CA 93206-0812

Mike Davis
Plant Pathology Ext 
Davis Campus
 

Bryce Falk
Plant Pathology Dept 
Davis Carnpus
 

C M Georgescu
Holly Sugar Corp
PO Box 60
Tracy CA 95378-0031

Ben Goodwin
CA Beet Growers Assn
2 W Swain Rd
Stockton CA 95207-4395

Richard Heimforth
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 325
Mendota CA 93640-0241

Roger Hill
Holly Sugar
PO Box 9
Sugar Land TX 77487-0009

Bruce Jaffee 
Nematology Dept 
Davis Campus
 

Peggy LeMaux
Plant Biology
I 1 1 Koshiand Hall-3102 
Berkeley Campus

Jim Loe
Betaseed Inc  
1371 Country Club Rd.
Marysville CA 95901-9677

Rick Loya
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 68
Mendota CA 93640-0001

Serban Marinescu 
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 764 
Sheridan WY 82801

 Ed Parolinni
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 60
Tracy CA 95378-0031

Art A. Quinn 
Betaseed Inc
PO Box 195 
Shakopee MN 55379-0195

Curtis Rutherford
CA Beet Growers Assn 
301 W "J" St
Brawley CA 92227-3116

Blake Sanden
Cooperative Ext
1031 S Mt Vernon Ave 
Bakersfield CA 93307-2851

 J R Stander 
Betaseed Inc
PO Box 858 
Kimberly ID 83341

Bob Travis
Agronomy & Range Sci 
Davis Campus
 

Tom Turini
UCCE Imperial County
1050 East Holton Road
Holtville, CA 92250-9615

 

Bill Weir
Cooperative Ext
2145 W Wardrobe Ave 
Merced CA 95340-6445


 
 
 

Robert Alamo
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 325
Mendota CA 93640-0241

 Bill Bassi
Holly Sugar Co
PO Box 60
Tracy CA 95378-0031

Dave Breum
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 581
Brawley CA 92227-0521

Marsha Campbell 
UCCE-Stanislaus County
733 County Center III Ct 
Modesto CA 95355-4400

 Dave Chaney 
SAREP
Davis Campus
 

Frank Del Testa
CA Beet Growers Assn 
27439 W Lincoln Ave 
Tranquillity CA 93668-9710

Les Ehler 
Entomology 
Davis Campus
 

David Farmer
CA Beet Growers Assn 
8501 S Highway 59
El Nido CA 95317-9709

Garry Fisk
CBGA
1904 Kendall Ave
Modesto CA 95355-3221 

James S Gerik
Holly Sugar Corp
PO Box 60
Tracy CA 95378-0031

Neil R. Hamilton
CA Beet Growers Assn 
170 Delta Way
Rio Vista CA 94571-1408

Bill Holdener
CA Beet Growers Assn 
PO Box 994
Dixon CA 95620-0994

Franz Kegel 
UCCE
420 S Wilson Way
Stockton CA 95205-6299

 Hsing-Yeh Liu 
USDA-ARS
1636 E Alisal St
Salinas CA 93905-3018

David Malin
Spreckels Sugar
PO Box 581
Brawley CA 92227-0521

 Phil Roberts Nematology Dept University of California 
Riverside CA 92521
 

Johnny P Singh
CA Beet Growers Assn 
3669 Dogwood Rd 
Brawley CA 92227-9724

Charles Summers 
Kearney Ag Ctr
9240 S Riverbend Ave 
Parlier CA 93648-9774

Jesus Valencia
UCCE Stanislaus County
733 County Center III Court 
Modesto CA 95355-4400

Becky Westerdahl
Nematology Ext
Davis Campus