Ruth Dahlquist-Willard
Farm Advisor
rdahlquistwillard@ucanr.edu
(559) 241-7513
Michael Yang
Hmong Agricultural Assistant
myang@ucanr.edu
(559) 241-7523
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: (559) 241-7513
Fax: (559) 241-7539
Small Farms and Specialty Crops
Assisting small-scale and diversified family farms to thrive economically through extension support, bilingual and culturally relevant training, research on specialty crops, and policy engagement
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Specialty Vegetables
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The Small Farms and Specialty Crops Advisor and program staff serve as an information hub connecting small-scale farms to the resources of the University of California. We serve a diverse clientele including:
Specialty crops in Fresno and Tulare Counties include Asian specialty vegetables and herbs, jujubes, moringa, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and any other crops grown for small-scale production. What is a "small" farm? 78% of the 6,081 farms in Fresno County are small farms according to the USDA-NASS 2012 Census of Agriculture. The USDA defines a small farm by income, not acreage: a small farm has less than $350,000 in annual gross cash farm income. Within UC Cooperative Extension, the term "small farm" is used more broadly to describe farming operations whose needs for research and extension are outside of traditional commodity-based extension programs, such as highly diversified farms, farms with value-added products or direct marketed produce, and limited-resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged farmers. |
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Moringa
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Blueberries
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Strawberries
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If you would like to donate to research and extension efforts to benefit small-scale, diversified, and socially disadvantaged farmers in Fresno County, click below and choose "UCCE Fresno Small Farms and Specialty Crops" from the drop-down menu.
