UC Small Farm Program Farm Advisor
Benny Fouché, San Joaquin County
Benny Fouché retired on Sept. 14, 2007. We are maintaining this webpage temporarily to provide access to his most recent research, which will also be archived elsewhere on the Small Farm website.
Contact Information:
UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County
420 S. Wilson Way
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 468-9491
fax: (209) 462-5181
e-mail: bfouche@ucdavis.edu
Key Research Projects/Interests
- Encouraging adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices, especially the use of novel reduced risk, and biologically derived pesticides
- Research on pesticides suitable for use in organic farming systems
- Development of high value vine ripe tomato varieties for specialty markets
Extension Educational Outreach Projects
- Extending pesticide safety program for limited resource farmers
- Implementation of improved fertilizer application practices in drip irrigation systems
- Improved monitoring and evaluation of irrigation practices on small farms
- Evaluation of improved techniques for application of reduced risk pesticides in limited resource farming systems
- Identification and monitoring of beneficial insects
- Integration of cultural controls for pest management
Collaborative or Other Special Projects
- Ant Management in Almond Orchards utilizing low-toxicity bait applications instead of broad spectrum organophosphate insecticides for control of southern fire ants and pavement ants.
- Benny Fouché
- Richard Coviello and Mark Freeman, farm advisors, UC Cooperative Extension, Fresno County
- Lonnie Hendricks, farm advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Fresno County
- Mario Viveros, farm advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Kern County
- Walt Bentley, regional Integrated Pest Management advisor
- Cliff Van der Veene
- Doug George
- Art Bowman
- Phippin Brothers
- Leon Verberg
Publications
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software) to download some of the publications. Printed copies are available from the Small Farm Center at (530) 752-8136.
Miscellaneous
- Spanish-language skills.
- Recommended web pages:
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Pepper Variety Trial Report (San Joaquin County, 2007)
