| Name | Title/Organization | Specialization | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| State ESF 17 District Specialists | |||
| ESF 17 District Specialists Map | |||
| Aquaculture | |||
| Chuck Cichra | Professor, fisheries and aquatic sciences, Gainesville | Pond and lake management, water quality and fish kills | (352) 273-3621 mcecichra@ufl.edu |
| Roy Yanong | Professor of fish health management/aquaculture, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Ruskin, FL | Aquatic animal medicine | (813) 671-5230 ext 104 rpy@ufl.edu |
| Ruth Francis-Floyd | Professor of large animal clinical sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville | Aquatic animal medicine | (352) 294-4197 rffloyd@ufl.edu |
| Cattle | |||
| John Arthington | Professor and Department Chair Animal Sciences | Cattle nutrition | (352) 294-6940 jjarth@ufl.edu |
| Todd Thrift | Associate Professor, animal sciences, Gainesville | Beef quality assurance programs | (352) 392-8597 tathrift@ufl.edu |
| Citrus | |||
| John Chater | Assistant Professor, Citrus, Citrus REC/Lake Alfred, Fl. | Citrus Horticulture and Production | (863) 956-8662 jchater@ufl.edu |
| Dairy | |||
| Albert De Vries | Professor, animal sciences, Gainesville | Improving productivity, profitability and sustainability of dairy farms | (352) 392-5594 devries@ufl.edu |
| Izabella Toledo | Regional Specialized Agent | Dairy | (386) 294-1279 izatol@ufl.edu |
| Colleen Larson | Interim CED, Okeechobee County | RSA Agriculture | (863) 763-6469 cclarson@ufl.edu |
| Equine | |||
| Saundra Tenbroeck | Associate Professor, animal sciences, Gainesville | Horse reproduction, management, selection/evaluation, youth programs | (352) 392-2789 sht@ufl.edu |
| Carissa Wickens | Assistant Professor, Extension Equine Specialist, Gainesville | Horse behavior and welfare, management, alternative feeds and forage during disasters, adult extension programs. | (352) 359-4550 cwickens@ufl.edu |
| Dr. Sally DeNotta | Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Extension, Gainesville | UF/IFAS Extension Equine Veterinarian, Large animal veterinarian | (352) 294-4191 s.denotta@ufl.edu |
| Food Safety | |||
| Keith Schneider | Professor, food science & human nutrition, Gainesville | Protecting against food contamination, risk assessment, food borne pathogens; Food Microbiology | (352) 294-3910 keiths29@ufl.edu |
| Michelle Danyluk | Professor, Citrus and Research Education Center, Lake Alfred | Protecting against food contamination, risk assessment, food borne pathogens; Food Microbiology | (863) 956-8654 mddanyluk@ufl.edu |
| Ornamentals | |||
| Brooke Moffis | Extension Agent, Lake County | Urban Commercial Horticulture | (352) 343-4101 x2713 burnb48@ufl.edu |
| General Disaster Preparation and Response | |||
| Angie Lindsey | Assistant Professor, Professor, Public Issues Education & Family, Youth and Community Services | (352) 273-3552 ablindsey@ufl.edu |
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| Randy Cantrell | Assistant Professor, Family Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville | Housing Specialist | (352) 273-3554 rcantrell@ufl.edu |
| Pesticide Use and Safety | |||
| Jason Ferrell | Professor and Director, Pesticide Information Office | Pesticide use and pest management | (352) 273-3685 jferrell@ufl.edu |
| Brett Bultemeier | Professor, Pesticide Information Office | Pesticides | (352) 294-6941 bwbult@ufl.edu |
| Repairing Commercial and Residential Buildings | |||
| Wendell Porter | Research Scientist, agricultural and biological engineering, Gainesville | Controlling disease in nurseries | (352) 392-1864 ext. 187 waporter@ufl.edu |
| Trees | |||
| Michael Andreu | Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Gainesville | Forest Systems | (352) 846-0355 mandreu@ufl.edu |
| Chris Demers | Florida Forest Stewardship Program Extension Program Manager, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Gainesville | Florida Forest Stewardship Program | (352) 846-2375 cdemers@ufl.edu |
| Jiri Hulcr | Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Gainesville | Forest Entomology | (352) 273-0299 hulcr@ufl.edu |
| Jason Smith | Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Gainesville | Forest Pathology | (352) 846-0843 jasons@ufl.edu |
| Andrew Koeser | Associate Professor, Environmental Horticulture, Wimauma, FL | Landscape Management | (813)419-6589 akoeser@ufl.edu |
| Plants, Vegetables, and Fruits | |||
| Peter Dittmar | Assistant Professor, Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville | Weed Science, Vegetable Crops, Fruit Crops | (352)273-4771 pdittmar@ufl.edu |