[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 19 (Thursday, February 28, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E226]
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       CONGRATULATING FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION HONOREES

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Tom Shultz 
on the occasion of his being honored as the 2002 Farm Advisor recipient 
of the Award for Outstanding Achievement. Other finalists were Marsha 
Campbell-Mathews, Pam Geisel, Brent Holtz, Maxwell Norton, Steve 
Sibbett, and Bill Weir. I also extend my congratulations to Beth 
Grafton-Cardwell as she is honored as the 2002 Extension Specialist 
recipient of the Award for Outstanding Achievement. Other finalists in 
that category were Rob Atwill, Joe DiTomaso, John Maas, and James 
Oltjen.
  Tom Shultz is a Tulare County Farm Advisor with 22 years of extension 
work supporting the dairy community with particular emphasis on his 
development and implementation of guidelines for site selection, animal 
density and manure management to help dairymen meet regulatory 
requirements in an economically viable manner.
  Marsha Campbell-Mathews is a Stanislaus County Agronomy Farm Advisor 
with a program dealing with lagoon water management as a nutrient 
source for crops. Pam Geisel, a Fresno County Environmental 
Horticulture Farm Advisor, developed an education program for urban 
neighborhoods called Garden of the Sun. Brent Holtz is a Madera County 
Pomology Farm Advisor. He researched and developed cultural controls 
for Brown Rot without heavy reliance on fungicidal spray programs. 
Merced County Farm Advisor Maxwell Norton assisted and educated small 
farmers new to this country while conducting significant research 
experiments with strawberries. Steve Sibbett, a Tulare County Farm 
Advisor, contributed extensively and valuably to the cultural 
development of walnuts. Bill Weir is a Merced County Farm Advisor with 
continuing achievements in the growing of ultranarrow row cotton.
  Beth Grafton-Cardwell is a Riverside Extension Entomologist with 
numerous research and extension efforts to help citrus growers reduce 
their need for broad spectrum pesticides to combat pest problems while 
maintaining fruit quality and acceptable economic return.
  Rob Atwill, a Davis Veterinary Extension Specialist, identified and 
articulated cost-effective strategies to minimize surface water 
contamination by livestock. Joe DiTomaso is a Davis Weed Science 
Extension Specialist and has expanded effective control strategies for 
the resilient and economically devastated Yellow Starthistle. Davis 
Veterinary Extension Specialist John Maas delivered thorough 
information to livestock producers through the Feedlot Certification 
and Cow-Calf Quality Assurance programs. James Oltjen, a Davis Animal 
Science Extension Specialist, worked on the development and delivery of 
the California Feedlot Certification and Cow-Calf Quality Assurance 
programs.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize these men and women as they 
receive recognition by the Friends of Agricultural Extension for the 
2002 Award for Outstanding Achievement. I invite my colleagues to join 
me in congratulating these honorees for their contributions to 
agriculture and their community and wishing them many more years of 
continued success.

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