Designated Representative: James Adaskaveg, PhD

Minor Crop Farmer Alliance, Riverside, CA; Designated Representative: James Adaskaveg, PhD

The Minor Crop Farmer Alliance (MCFA) was founded in 1991 to address legislative and administrative policies to ensure the continued availability of safe, effective crop protection chemicals for minor use crops. Its members include fruit, vegetable, nut, ornamental plant and other specialty crop producer organizations from across the United States. The Minor Crop Farmer Alliance has nominated Dr. James E. Adaskaveg as its representative on the PACCARB.

Dr. Adaskaveg is a professor of plant pathology in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at the University of California in Riverside. Dr. Adaskaveg is a world renown plant pathologist who has been recognized for his outstanding research efforts by commodity groups and professional organizations. In California, the almond, cherry, and citrus industries, as well as the American Phytopathological Society (APS) and international organizations in Argentina and Chile have awarded his distinguished research contributions for his pre- and postharvest research on fruit and nut crops. He is a Fellow of APS and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the APS-Pacific Division. Dr. Adaskaveg obtained his Bachelor of Science in Agronomy from the University of Connecticut and his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology from the University of Arizona.