Agriculture Disaster Specialists
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 |
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Alternative feeds and forage during disasters -- Caring for cattle when regular buildings and equipment are out of service |
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| Todd
Thrift assistant professor, animal sciences, Gainesville |
(352)
392-8597 thrift@animal.ufl.edu |
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| Citrus | Harold
Browning professor and center director, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred |
(863)
956-1151 ext. 1215 hwbr@crec.ifas.ufl.edu |
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| 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 |
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| Humane Treatment of Animals | Jan
Shearer professor, veterinary medicine, Gainesville |
(352)
392-4700 ext. 4112 jks@ifas.ufl.edu |
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| 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 |
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| Repairing Commercial and Residential Buildings | Wendell
Porter research scientist, agricultural and biological engineering, Gainesville |
(352)
392-1864 ext. 187 waporter@ufl.edu |
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| 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 |
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| Mary
Duryea professor and assistant dean for research, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville |
(352)
392-1784 mlduryea@ufl.edu |