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Disaster Information Resources 2005
University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)

Topic  Name and Title  Contact Information  Specialization
Aquaculture Denise Petty
assistant professor, veterinary medicine, Gainesville
(352) 392-9617 ext. 229
pettyd@ufl.edu
Health of ornamental fish
Chuck Cichra
professor, fisheries and aquatic sciences, Gainesville
(352) 392-9617
fish@ifas.ufl.edu
Pond and lake management, water quality and fish kills
Ruth Francis-Floyd
professor of large animal clinical sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville
(352) 392-4700 ext 5638
francis-floydr@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
Aquatic animal medicine
Cattle John Arthington
assistant professor, animal sciences, Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona
(863) 735-1314
jdarthington@ifas.ufl.edu
 Cattle nutrition
Matt Hersom
assistant professor, animal sciences, Gainesville
(352) 392-2390
hersom@animal.ufl.edu
-- Alternative feeds and forage during disasters
-- Caring for cattle when regular buildings and equipment are out of service
Todd Thrift
assistant professor, animal sciences, Gainesville
(352) 392-8597
thrift@animal.ufl.edu
 
Citrus Harold Browning
professor and center director, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred
(863) 956-1151 ext. 1215
hwbr@crec.ifas.ufl.edu
 
Dairy Albert De Vries
assistant professor, animal sciences, Gainesville
(352) 392-7563
devries@animal.ufl.edu
Improving productivity, profitability and sustainability of dairy farms
  Russ Giesy
multi-county extension agent IV, Bushnell
(352) 793-2728
rgiesy@ifas.ufl.edu
Economics of dairies
  Chris Vann
extension agent II, Lafayette County, Mayo
(386) 294-1279
cvann@ifas.ufl.edu
Environmental regulations
  Brent Broaddus
multi-county extension agent I, Seffner
(813) 744-5519, ext. 132
babroaddus@ifas.ufl.edu
Lactation and reproductive management
Equine Dana Zimmel
assistant professor, veterinary medicine, Gainesville
(352) 392-4700 ext. 5666, zimmeld@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu Large animal veterinarian
  Mark Shuffitt
extension agent II, Marion County, Ocala
(352) 671-8400,
Mark.Shuffitt@marioncountyfl.org
Preparing horse and livestock farms for disasters
Food Safety Doug Archer
professor, food science and human nutrition, Gainesville
 (352) 392-1991 ext. 210, dlarcher@ifas.ufl.edu Protecting against food contamination
Ron Schmidt
professor, food science and human nutrition, Gainesville
 (352) 392-2558,
rschmidt@ifas.ufl.edu
Food safety in hurricanes
General Disaster Preparation and Response Carol Lehtola
associate professor, agricultural and biological engineering
 (352) 392-1864 ext. 223, cjlehtola@mail.ifas.ufl.edu -- Agricultural safety
-- Coordinator of educational material for State Agricultural Response Team
Generators and Farm Equipment Ray Bucklin
professor, agricultural and biological engineering, Gainesville
(352) 392-1864 ext. 169
bucklin@ufl.edu
 
Humane Treatment of Animals Jan Shearer
professor, veterinary medicine, Gainesville
(352) 392-4700 ext. 4112
jks@ifas.ufl.edu
 
Ornamental Nurseries Linda Landrum
extension agent IV, North Florida Research and Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Live Oak
(386) 362-1725
llandrum@ifas.ufl.edu
Controlling disease in nurseries
Bill Schall
extension agent III, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach
(561) 233-1725
wls@ifas.ufl.edu
Nursery production
Juanita Popenoe
extension agent II, Lake County, Tavares
(352) 343-4101
jpopenoe@ifas.ufl.edu
Woody ornamentals
Vera Gasparini
extension agent II, Orange County, Orlando
(407) 836-7570
vmgasparini@ifas.ufl.edu
Commercial greenhouses
Laura Miller
courtesy extension agent I, Hillsborough County, Seffner
(813) 744-5519 ext. 147
lmmiller@ifas.ufl.edu
Commercial nurseries, greenhouses and sod
Pesticide Use and Safety Fred Fishel
associate professor, agronomy
(352) 392-4721
weeddr@ifas.ufl.edu
 
Repairing Commercial and Residential Buildings Wendell Porter
research scientist, agricultural and biological engineering, Gainesville
(352) 392-1864 ext. 187
waporter@ufl.edu
 
Trees Ed Gilman
professor, environmental horticulture, Gainesville
(352) 392-1831 ext. 373
egilman@ifas.ufl.edu
Pruning and planting
Eliana Kampf
coordinator, extension grant for urban forest hurricane recovery
(352) 378-2169
elianak@ufl.edu
 
Mary Duryea
professor and assistant dean for research, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville
(352) 392-1784
mlduryea@ufl.edu