Dear Colleagues:
As of July 1, 2006 I have transferred within the University of California
into the Central Valley Region Sacramento Cooperative Extension office as
an Area Plant Pathologist. At my new position I will continue as an
Academic Coordinator and work with Sacramento, Yolo and Solano County farm
advisors and Master Gardener staff and volunteers to provide plant disease
diagnosis and management advice as well as develop a cooperative research
and education program for crops such as pears, winegrapes, and vegetables
and field crops in the Southern Sacramento Valley. I hope to draw in
campus academics to work on plant pathology and plant health management
relevant to the region. I will also be assisting organic farmers in the
region. I continue to serve ANR as an associate editor for California
Agriculture and co-chair of the BIFS workgroup as well as being a member of
several other workgroups.
Many of you know I was most fortunate to be granted a professional
development leave after serving as associate director for SAREP and spent
time over the past 18 months in Edinburgh, Scotland at the Scottish
Agricultural College based at the University of Edinburgh. During my leave
I was able to complete several publications including chapters for two ANR
manuals under development on organic production and also learned about
induced resistance through my Scottish contact, Dr. Dale Walters. The time
away from administrative duties allowed me to refocus on plant pathology
and farming systems research and education. We also were blessed with the
arrival of a second daughter, our Scottish surprise, Nicola Ross Hall.
I was privileged to work at UC SAREP for 8 years, the last 5 years as its
associate director. I am leaving SAREP at a time of change for the program
due to the hiring of a new director, Dr. Tom Tomich, and the linkage with
the UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute. I am sure it will
continue to thrive under his leadership and I wish all the staff well in
their continuing careers with SAREP. As many of you know, while there I
helped create and expand a State and Federally-funded competitive grants
program to increase adoption of environmentally protective farming systems,
known as the Biologically Integrated Farming systems (BIFS)
program. During that time we funded 9 different demonstration projects
involving commodities from dairy to walnuts. I also set up a granting
program to support the development and extension of alternatives to methyl
bromide, with a particular emphasis on biological and cultural controls of
pathogens. Finally, I worked in support of then Director Swezey in his
creation of an Organic Initiative which at its peak was supporting county
based research and extension in organic farming in 13 counties. In my work
as a pathologist, I expanded the use of a weather driven disease
forecasting model for gray mold, originally developed on grapes, for use in
California strawberries.
I have enjoyed working with each of you in the past and look forward to
working with you in the future from my new position. Warm regards, Jenny
New CONTACT INFO. for Jenny Broome
Janet C. "Jenny" Broome, Ph.D.
Area Plant Pathologist
University of California Cooperative Extension
Sacramento, Yolo, and Solano Counties
Sacramento County Home Office
4145 Branch Road
Sacramento, CA. 95827-3898
Phone: 916-875-6421
Email: <mailto:jcbroome@ucdavis.edu>jcbroome@ucdavis.edu
Cell phone: 530-681-0216
<http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu/>http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu/
Janet C. "Jenny" Broome, Ph.D.
Area Plant Pathologist
University of California Cooperative Extension
Sacramento, Yolo and Solano Counties
Sacramento Home Office
4145 Branch Road
Sacramento, CA. 95827-3898
Phone: 916-875-6421
Email: <mailto:jcbroome@ucdavis.edu>jcbroome@ucdavis.edu
Cell phone: 530-681-0216
http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu/
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