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Richard Molinar, SFP Advisor
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Key Research Projects/Interests
- Organic Farming
- Weed Management: solarization and other methyl bromide alternatives
- Integrated Pest Management
- Vegetable Crops: lemongrass, capers, Chinese long beans, cherry tomatoes, daikon, gailon, ginseng, Chinese medicinal herbs, jujubes, yamaimo, echinacea
- Specialty Crops
- Niche Crops: blueberries
Extension Educational
Outreach Projects
- Annual Strawberry Growers Meeting
- Crop and pest management meetings with Sunnyside Packing Company
- Crop, pest management, and organic farming meetings with Hmong American Community organization
- IPM, Fertilizantes, y Cosechas para El Agricultor en el Valle (IPM, Fertilizers, and Crops for the Farmer in the Central Valley: a workshop for Spanish-language farmers)
- Kearney Field Days (several each year)
Collaborative or Other Special Projects
- Small Farm Resource Network: a collaboration of agencies working with small farmers
- Small Farm Resource Center: a new project to develop a training center for small farmers
- Hmong American Cooperative: training programs to help farmers become more independent
- USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): training program for Hispanic Farmers
- biweekly Hmong radio broadcasts: in cooperation with USDA Farm Service Agency
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. Contact Richard Molinar directly with questions regarding additional publications.
Strawberry Variety Trial (Fresno County, 2006)
- Fresno County Small Farm Resource Directory (2007)
- Mini “Personal” Watermelon Variety Trial
- Guide to Asian Specialty Vegetables
in the Central Valley
- Chile Pepper Production in California
- Eggplant Production in California
- Squash Production in California
- Central Valley Specialty Vegetables (PDF version)
- Central Valley Specialty Vegetables (HTML version)
- Fresno County Grape Tomato Variety Trial Report
- Newsletter Articles - San Joaquin Valley Vegetable Crops, Central Valley Specialty Vegetables
- Master Gardener Handbook sections on Weed Control and Insect Management
- Plant Disease Journal Articles - Daikon and Lemongrass
- CD-ROM - UC Guide to Solving Garden and Landscape Problems
Miscellaneous
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| Small Farm advisor Richard Molinar with program representative Michael Yang |
- Speaks Spanish fluently
- Michael Yang, field assistant, is employed by Richard Molinar, the UC Cooperative Extension Central Valley Region, and the UC Small Farm Center, to assist Southeast Asian growers in Fresno County. Michael Yang is fluent in Hmong and Lao languages.
- Richard Molinar and Michael Yang received the UC Small Farm Program Pedro Ilic Award for Outstanding Educators in 2000
English-Hmong Translations
- Fresno County Small Farm Resource Directory (Hmong, 1999)
- Understanding Pesticides and Pest Control
- "Less Toxic" Pesticides
- "Reduced Risk" Pesticides
- Alternatives for Weed Control: Solarization
- Nematode fact sheet
- Botrytis Fruit Rot
- Snow Pea Problems
- Hmong-English commonly used phrases
- Educational fact sheets in Hmong & English:
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| Agriculture is an important part of Fresno's Hmong community, shown here at Hmong New Year celebrations. |
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UC Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM)
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UC Vegetable Research and Information Center (VRIC)
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UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
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UC Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
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UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
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Oregon State University Horticulture Crop Production Information
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University of Florida Extension Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (vegetable section)
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California Department of Pesticide Regulation
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UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Home Page
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UC Ornamental Horticulture Research and Information Center
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UC Weed Research and Information Center