Agricultural experts from the College of Agriculture Sciences and Technology at California State University, Fresno will be available to the media today while on location in Stanislaus County. They are in town for Fresno State’s Ag One Stanislaus County Alumni and Friends dinner on tonight at Durrer’s Barn in Modesto.
This afternoon, they will tour several influential agricultural processing and production facilities where they will be available to media, including:
1:00 p.m. — Duarte Nursery (1618 Baldwin Rd. — Hughson CA)
The faculty will meet with Steve Schuber, Jim Duarte (VP Sales and Marketing), and Dr. Javier Castillion, who will discuss plant and nursery operation, laboratory and plant propagation practices.
3:00 p.m. – Hilmar Cheese (9001 N. Lander Ave. — Hillmar, CA)
Fresno State faculty members will meet with education director Denise Skidmore and observe the operation of incoming milk made into cheese and the cooperation of dairymen in the production process.
Available for interviews or comment on ag issues are:
Dr. Joe Bezerra, Director of the California Agricultural Technology Institute Dr. James Casey, Chair of the Department of Agricultural Business
Dr. Art Parham, Chair of the Department of Animal Science and Agricultural Education
Dr. Robert Wample, Chair of the Department of Viticulture and Enology (available at 3 p.m. only)
Dr. Gour Choudhury, Researcher and Faculty member in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Dr. Erin Dormedy, Researcher and Faculty member in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition
On location contacts: Christy Melvold (559) 280-5709
Alcidia Freitas Gomes (559) 285-8348. (Copy by University Relations Student-intern Jodie Mocciaro).
