Consultant Finder

AAIE members are available to assist you in your project. To locate a member or company specializing in a particular type of crop or urban specialty, simply choose from the list below (consultants are listed alphabetically, by member name).

Consultants

Wes Asai
Pomology Consulting
14113 Harding Rd
Turlock,CA 95380
wesasai@aol.com
209-669-6123
Counties/Areas Covered: Stanislaus, Merced
Crop Specialties: almonds, stonefruits and walnuts

Joe Baird
Agri-Valley Consulting
P.O. Box 3408
Merced, CA 95344
bairdj@sbcglobal.net
209-722-0609
Counties/Areas Covered: Merced, Madera
Crop Specialties: alfalfa, almonds, cotton, field corn, forage crops, sugar beets, melons, tomatoes, and nutrient management for dairies

Joe Barcinas
Entomological Services, Inc.

550 W. Foothill Pkwy. Corona, Ca. 92882

jbarcinas@sbcglobal.net

951-285-5437

Counties/Areas Covered: Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, & Riverside counties

Crop Specialties: Avocado, citrus, conifers, contract research, grapes, strawberry, and tomato.

Don Bartel

Sierra Consulting & IPM

P.O. Box 1971

Nevada City, CA 95959

donald.bartel@sbcglobal.net

www.sierraconsultingipm.com

530-432-7845

Counties/Area Covered: All CA and HI Counties

Specialties: IPM Specialist for All Non-agricultural Entities such as Schools, Public Agencies, Government, Industrial, Rights-of-way, Tree Specialist, Vegetation Management, Invasive Species Management, Forensic Investigation and Expert Witness, Contract Research and Demonstration.  

Mike Biltonen
Apple Leaf LLC
701 Citrus Ave<
Concord, CA 94518
appleleaf@usappleleaf.com
www.usappleleaf.com
845-674-5124
Areas covered: California, Yuma, AZ, New York, Washington, Florida
Specialties: Integrated pest management, Whole farm planning, Sustainable Production, Food Safety and QMS consulting and auditing, Business administration, Marketing.
Crops: pome and stone fruit, nuts, grapes, berries, small fruit, lettuce and leafy greens, onions, and tomatoes.

Cindy Bishop

Suterra

2370 Erling Way

Kingsburg CA 93631

559-643-7310
cbishop@suterra.com

Stone Fruits: peaches, plum, nectarines, pears

Nut Crops:  walnuts, almonds, pistachios

Counties:  Tulare, Fresno, Madera, Stainslaus

Chris Boisseranc
Entomological Services, Inc.

550 W. Foothill Pkwy.

Corona, Ca. 92882

cboisser@gmail.com

951-609-6001

Counties/Areas Covered: Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, & Riverside counties

Crop Specialties: Avocado, citrus, conifers, contract research, grapes, strawberry, and tomato.

Laura Breyer

Breyer’s Vineyard IPM Service

Windsor, CA 95492

(707) 836-7033

Sonoma and Napa Counties

Winegrape IPM monitoring and consulting. 

Vineyard health issues.

Diagnostic consulting for owners.

Real estate evaluations.

Kate Burroughs
Harmony Farm Supply
P.O. Box 460
Graton, CA 95444
kate@harmonyfarm.com
707-823-9125
Counties/Areas Covered: Sonoma, Napa
Crop Specialties: wine grapes, tree fruits and vegetables

Alan Butterfield
ID Services
12419 Lytle Ave
McFarland, CA 93250
ids@etcrier.net
661-792-2051
Counties/Areas Covered: Kern, Tulare, Los Angeles (Antelope Valley)
Crop Specialties: almonds, pistachios, stone fruit, citrus, grapes (table, wine, raisin), vegetables (tomatoes, onions, garlic, carrots), nursery, cotton, alfalfa

Devin Carroll
Advanced Agricultural Services, Inc.  
6373 N. Lead Ave. 
Fresno, CA  93711
devinc@sbcglobal.net
559-439-6368                                                                                                                                                        Counties/Areas Covered: Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Kern
Crop Specialties: stone fruit, apple, pear, citrus, pomegranate, persimmon, tree nut, grapes (raisin, wine and table)

Also grape bud analysis.

William Currie
International Pest Management Institute
PO Box 474
Ash Fork, AZ 86320
bugebill@earthlink.net
928-637-2378
928-925-1304
Counties/Areas Covered: schools, parks, museums, municipalities, individuals
Low-risk urban pest management consulting and training;

Richard Dunn
Badger Farming CO.
150 W. Pine St.
Exeter, CA 93221
radunn@sequoiaorange.com
559-592-9455
Counties/Areas Covered: Tulare, Kern
Crop Specialties: citrus, tree nuts

Andrea Gjerde

Entomological Services, Inc.

PO Box 3043

Visalia, CA 93278

agjerde@comcast.net

559-967-5106

Counties/Areas Covered: Fresno, Madera, Tulare, & Kern counties

Crop Specialties: Citrus, tree fruit, almonds, grapes, and pomegranates.

Gary Gliddon
Treevine Consulting
1529 Pimlico Dr.
Modesto, CA 95350
treevine@comcast.net
209-544-3839
209-541-9243
Counties/Areas Covered: Stanislaus, Merced, and San Joaquin
Crop Specialties: almonds, walnuts, stone fruit and grapes

Jon Holmquist
Constellation Wines US
313 California Avenue
Madera, CA 93637
hlmqst@madnet.net
559-674-9761
559-259-6784
Counties/Areas Covered: Madera, Merced, Fresno
Crop Specialties: wine grapes

Dave Machlitt
Consulting Entomology Services
12142 River Grove St.
Moorpark, CA 93021
machlitt@sbcglobal.net
805-529-8176
805-219-1916
Counties/Areas Covered: Ventura, Santa Barbara
Crop Specialties: citrus, avocados, contract research

Chris Morgner
Agri-Valley Consulting
P.O. Box 3408
Merced, CA 95344
ckjmorg@aol.com
209-722-7665
Counties/Areas Covered: Merced, Madera, Fresno
Crop Specialties: almonds, walnuts, pistachios, grapes, tomatoes, melons, alfalfa, wheat, corn, cotton, sugar beets

Gary Osteen
PO Box 20006
Bakersfield, CA 93390
gwosteen@aol.com
661-665-2824
Counties/Areas Covered: Kern Tulare, Santa Barbara, SLO, LA, Ventura
Crop Specialties: almond, peach, nectarine, plum, apricot, grape, apple, pear, walnut, ornamentals

Bill B. Thompson
Four Seasons Ag Consulting, Inc.
12230 Livingston Cressey Road
Livingston, CA. 95334

Cell phone: 209-988-6388
bugmanbill@mac.com

Crops specialties: almonds, walnuts, pistachios,pecans, grapes,stone fruits,plums and prunes.
Counties: Merced, Madera, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
This is my 30th year as Four Seasons Ag Consulting, Inc.
This is my 40th year in agricultural advising.

 

Rod Walker
Applied Bio Control / Professional Crop Consulting
P.O. Box 118
Waterford, CA 95386
209-531-6593
Specialties: agronomy, soil fertility, IPM, irrigation mgmt, disease mgmt, weed mgmt, production fine tuning, sustainability, organic production, manure management, problem solving.  Over 30 yrs consulting in production agriculture and farm management.  CCA, PCA, QAL licenses 
Crops: almonds, walnuts, winegrapes, forage crops, dry beans, stonefruits
Counties/Areas Covered: currently in Madera, Merced, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus counties  Experience with short term overseas agricultural projects.

 

Robert Walther
Entomological Services, Inc.
PO Box 3043

Visalia, CA 93278

rhwalther@googlemail.com

559-967-5104

Counties/Areas Covered: Fresno, Madera, Tulare, & Kern counties

Crop Specialties: Citrus, pomegranates and contract research.

Gary Weinberger
Company: Weinberger & Assoc.
Address: 2399 Oakes Ln.
Hanford, CA 93230
garywaac@sbcglobal.net
559-582-3006
Counties/Areas Covered: Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera
Crop Specialties: pistachio, almond

Ron Whitehurst
Rincon-Vitova Insectaries,
P.O. Box 1555
Ventura, CA  93002-1555
805-643-5407   800-248-2847 (BUGS)   fax 805-643-6267
ron@rinconvitova.com
http://www.rinconvitova.com
Counties/Areas Covered: All California,
Crop Specialties: citrus, avocados, vegies, vineyards, zoos, botanical
gardens, institutions, landscape, animal facilities, fly control

Gregg Young CPAg
Y & B Agricultural Services
P.O. Box 246
Talmage, CA  95481
gregg-young@comcast.net
www.qfirst.net
707-463-1899
Counties/Areas Covered: Mendocino, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Contra Costa
Crop Specialties: wine grapes, stone fruit, apple, pear
Also soil/tissue analysis & quality management; environmental compliance