Ed Perry
Director and Farm Advisor
University of California Cooperative Extension, Stanislaus County

Job Responsibilities:
Primary responsibilities as a Director are in the area of administration, staff development and budget management. Cooperative Extension's current permanent University of California staff consists of nine academic Advisors and four paraprofessional Program Representatives. The permanent Stanislaus County staff consists of an Office Manager, two Clerical Staff and an Agricultural Assistant.

Primary responsibilities as a Farm Advisor are to conduct applied research and extension education programs in the area of environmental horticulture. Research emphasis is in the areas of pest management and improved cultural practices, especially nitrogen nutrition, in trees and other woody landscape plants.