AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 

Plant Physiology

Salinity Management

General crop production

Plant Nutrition

Soil Reclamation

Land Evaluation for Crops Soil Fertility

Irrigation Management                 

 Water Quality Assessment

Soil Management

Crop Evapotranspiration

Forage Quality Evaluation

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Gabrielsen & Associates, Visalia, California

Consulting Agronomist/Owner, 1994 to Present
 

Provide agronomic technical services for the agricultural production sector and related professions.  Conduct agronomic investigation, evaluate soils, plants, and water resources, develop remediation and mitigation measures, and provide recommendations.  Provide irrigation management services.  Assess soils and lands for agricultural suitability.  Evaluate and monitor general crop condition and nutritional status.  Conduct technical analysis and provide litigation support on crop production, soil management, and related agronomic issues.

 

JMLord, Inc., Fresno, California

Technical Services Manager/Senior Consulting Agronomist, 1989 to 1994

 

Planned, implemented, and coordinated agronomic and water management studies.  Defined work programs and directed staff.  Conceived new projects, developed proposals, and prepared final reports.  Directed irrigation and fertility management programs for farm clients.  Prepared and presented educational seminars and workshops for growers and related industry groups.

• Planned, directed, and cooperated in agronomic studies pertaining to irrigation, drainage, and salinity in the San Joaquin and Coachella Valleys of California.

• Conducted technical investigations and provided expert testimony in several litigations involving irrigation, soil remediation, and crop production.

• Experienced with production of most field, row, forage, fruit, and nut crops.

 

USDA-ARS and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Research Agronomist & Assistant Professor, 1983 to 1988

Conducted research to develop criteria for evaluating nutritive value of forage crops.  Cooperated in plant physiology and genetic studies to develop improved germplasm and management practices for native forages.

• Planned and initiated a new forage crops research program.  Hired, trained, directed, and evaluated technical personnel.

• Organized or cooperated in multi-disciplinary studies involving forage crop seeding rates, herbicide tolerance in native grasses, forage residue utilization, and             genetic improvement of grasses.

• Established a new laboratory program using near infrared reflectance scanning (NIRS) technology for evaluation of crop quality components.

• Prepared operating budgets, planned expenditures, and managed purchasing and accounting functions for research program.

• Organized and directed senior seminar course in forage sciences.  Participated in teaching and served on graduate student advisory committees.

• Authored or co-authored several research publications and served as manuscript reviewer for scientific journals.

 

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Soils & Crop Sciences, 1978 to 1983

Completed post-graduate program of study leading toward M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in agronomy.

• Conducted research with emphasis on the production, quality, and utilization of forage crops.

• Assisted with studies pertaining to wheat, corn, and alfalfa physiology, field bean responses to drought, and conversion of herbaceous biomass to liquid fuels.

• Developed or modified laboratory procedures for plant composition and biodegradation studies.

• Developed and implemented skills in statistical analysis of research data, grant writing, and scientific report publication.

• Assisted with planting, management, harvest, and data analysis of alfalfa and small grain variety trials.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

1994 to 1996        Reedley College, Reedley, California.

Part-time Instructor, Plant Sciences.  Landscape Horticulture, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (LAND) Department.

 

1983 to 1988        University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy.  Conducted senior seminar courses, assisted with teaching of forage and animal science courses, served on graduate student advisory committees.

 

1978 to 1983        Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Soils & Crop Sciences.  Student teaching assignments in forage crops courses and related laboratory sessions.

 

professional affiliations & licenses

American Society of Agronomy              

Crop Science Society of America

Soil Science Society of America              

Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society)

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

California Community College Instructor Credential, Certification #18768

Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) - California and National, License#11190

EDUCATION

                               

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Ph.D., Agronomy, 1983

Inducted into Sigma Xi and Gamma Sigma Delta.  Served as department representative to University Graduate Student Council.  Research related to physiology and biochemistry of forage crops and forage nutritive value.

 

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

M.S., Agronomy, 1981

Research related to physiology and production of forage crops.  Developed revised recommendations for management of forage legumes in eastern Colorado.

 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California

B.S., Crop Science, 1978

Active participant in the Crop Science club.  Awarded Dean=s list for academic achievement during each quarter of attendance (8 quarters).

 

additional education

University of California, Davis. Recent Advances in Table Grape Production. Viticulture Short Course. November 30 - December 2, 1998, Visalia, California.

 

ESRI and Vestra Resources, Inc.  GIS/GPS Applications for Agriculture. February 10, 1998, Tulare, California.

 

University of California, Davis. Advances in Irrigation Short Course. December 2, 1997, Parlier, California.

 

California Farm Press and Edison International Agricultural Technology Application Center. Remote Sensing/GPS Technology: Eyes in the Sky Looking Out for Agriculture.  February 11, 1997, Tulare, California

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California Water Environment Association.  Biosolids Land Application Training Course.  December 2 - 3, 1996, Visalia, California.

 

University of California, Davis. Pistachio Irrigation and Nutrition Short Course. November 14, 1996, Parlier, California.

 

University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare County. Internet for Ag Producers. November 12 - 13, 1996, Visalia, California.

 

University of California, Davis. Advances in Irrigation Short Course. January 23, 1996, Visalia, California.

 

Irrigation Training and Research Center.  Fertigation Short Course.  December 16, 1991, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

 

Irrigation Training and Research Center.  Irrigation System Evaluation Short Course.  September 6 - 8, 1989, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Professional Improvement Activities

Crop Science Society of America and American Society of America.  Young Crop Scientist Award Committee.  Service during 1985 and 1986.

 

American Society of Agronomy, North Central Region.  Steering and Planning Committee, Annual Meetings.  1986, Lincoln, Nebraska.

 

American Society of Agronomy.  Organization, Policy, & Bylaws Committee.  Service from 2000 through 2003.

 

National and Regional Scientific Societies.  Participation in numerous conferences and symposia since 1979.  Manuscript reviewer for various scientific journals since 1983.

Publications

 

Gabrielsen, B. C., D. H. Smith and C. E. Townsend.  1981. The effect of cutting frequency on yield, quality and carbohydrate reserves of two forage legumes.  Agron. Abstr. P. 131.

 

Gabrielsen, B. C., and D. H. Smith.  1984.  Ensiling effects of herbage cell wall composition and enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis.  Agron. Abstr. p. 158.

 

Gabrielsen, B. C.  1985.  Evaluation of commercial cellulases for activity and capacity to degrade forage.  Agron. Abstr. p. 125.

 

Gabrielsen, B. C., D. H. Smith and C. E. Townsend.  1985.  Cicer milkvetch and alfalfa as influenced by two cutting schedules.  Agron. J. 77:416-422.

 

Maciel, G. E., J. F. Haw, D. H. Smith, B. C. Gabrielsen and G. R. Hatfield. 1985.  Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance of herbaceous plants and their components using cross polarization and magic-angle spinning.  J. Agric. Food Chem. 33:185-191.

 

Vogel, K. P., and B. C. Gabrielsen.  1985.  Breeding for improved quality in forage grasses.  p. 15-20.  In Marketing and managing hay and pasture.  Proc. Nebraska Forage and Grassland Coun., Lincoln, Nebraska.   January 1985.

 

Vogel, K. P., F. A. Haskins, H. J. Gorz, B. E. Anderson, J. K. Ward, R. Britton and B. C. Gabrielsen.  1985.  Breeding switchgrass for improved animal performance.  Agron.  Abstr. p. 73.

 

Gabrielsen, B. C.  1986.  Evaluation of marketed cellulases for activity and capacity to degrade forage.  Agron. J. 78:838-842.

 

Vogel, K. P., and B. C. Gabrielsen.  1986.  Potential for improving native warm-season grasses by breeding.  p. 38-51.  In Warm-season grasses:  Facts and fantasy.  Proc.

 

Four-State Grassland Management Workshop.  Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri.  July 1986.

 

Vogel, K. P., and B. C. Gabrielsen.  1986.  Breeding to improve native warm-season grasses.  p. 27-34.  In Warm-season grasses:  Balancing forage programs in the northeast and southern corn belt.  Proc. Soil Conserv. Soc. Am. annual meeting, St. Louis, Missouri.  Soil Conserv. Soc. Am., Ankeny, IA.

 

Gabrielsen, B. C., K. P. Vogel, B. E. Anderson and J. K. Ward.  1987.  Soluble lignin phenolics and forage composition in switchgrass strains during grazing.  Agron. Abstr. p. 142.

 

Linden, J. C., L. L. Henck, V. G. Murphy, D. H. Smith, B. C. Gabrielsen, R. P. Tingerdy and L. Czako.  1987.  Preservation of potential fermentables in sweet sorghum by ensiling.  Biotechnol.  Bioeng. 30:860-867.

 

Gabrielsen, B. C., K. P. Vogel and D. Knudsen.  1988.  Comparison of in vitro dry matter digestibility and cellulase digestion for deriving near infrared reflectance spectroscopy calibration equations using cool-season grasses.  Crop Sci. 28:44-47.

 

Gabrielsen, B. C., K. P. Vogel, B. E. Anderson and J. K. Ward.  1990.  Alkali-labile lignin phenolics and forage quality in three switchgrass strains selected for differing digestibility.  Crop Sci. 30:1313-1320.

 

Vogel, K.P., B.C. Gabrielsen, J.K. Ward, B.E. Anderson, H.F. Mayland and R.A. Masters. 1991.  Evaluation of crested wheatgrasses for cattle gains, forage quality, and persistence in pastures in Nebraska.  Soc. Range Management Abstracts p. 30.

 

Vogel, K.P., B.C. Gabrielsen, J.K. Ward, B.E. Anderson, H.F. Mayland and R.A. Masters.  1992.  Forage quality, mineral constituents, and performance of beef yearlings grazing two crested wheatgrasses.  Agron. J. 85:584-590.

 

Technical Reports

Gabrielsen, B.C. 1990. Soil reclamation program and cost estimate for proposed golf course site in the city of Lancaster.  Prepared for the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Arts, Lancaster, California.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 13p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C. 1990.  Summary Report: Investigation of groundwater salt intrusion and crop damage. Prepared as part of a litigation involving farmers, the Lindsay Olive Growers Association, and the city of Lindsay, California. JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 68p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C., J.M. Lord and B. Westfall. 1990.  Controlled drainage.  Technical Memorandum, San Luis Unit Drainage Program. Prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 26p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C., J.M. Lord and B. Westfall. 1990.  Drainwater recycling.  Technical Memorandum, San Luis Unit Drainage Program. Prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 15p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C., J.M. Lord and B. Westfall. 1990.  Shallow drainage.  Technical Memorandum, San Luis Unit Drainage Program. Prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 22p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C.  1991.  Salinity effects on permanent crops.  The AgInformer, Vol. 7, No. 1. Crop production newsletter published quarterly by JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C. and R. Lukens. 1991. Crop and irrigation system assessment for Jentana Corporation (Los Banos farm).  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 14p.

 

Reynolds, L.D., Gabrielsen, B.C., Steinberg, M. and J.M. Lord. 1991.  AICO Madera Ltd. management study. An assessment of farming operations and recommendations for improvement.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 13p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C. 1992.  Drip irrigation and salinity management.  The AgInformer Vol. 8, No. 2. Crop production newsletter published quarterly by JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C., K. Wren and L.D. Reynolds. 1992.  Crane walnut orchards micro irrigation project. Phase I report.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 15p.

 

Banks, H.O., J.M. Lord, B.C. Gabrielsen, L.D. Reynolds, G.E. Fogg, G.T. O’Neill, D. Wichelns and J.O. Williams. 1993.  Special critique of on-farm irrigation efficiency. Special technical report, Coachella Valley Water District.  H.O. Banks Engineer Consultant, Inc., Belmont, CA.  32 p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C. 1993.  Coachella Valley Water District soil salinity survey.  Prepared for the Coachella Valley Water District, Coachella, CA.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 34p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C. 1993.  Maintenance of micro irrigation systems.  The AgInformer Vol. 9, No. 2. Crop production newsletter published quarterly by JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C. 1993.  Understanding crop water requirements.  The AgInformer Vol. 9, No. 1. Crop production newsletter published quarterly by JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C., K. Wren and L.D. Reynolds. 1993.  JCM Farming (Mid-Cal Ranch) micro irrigation project.  Phase I report.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA.  19p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C., K. Wren and L.D. Reynolds. 1993.  Met-West Agribusiness sub-surface micro irrigation project.  Phase I report.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA.  18p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C., K. Wren and L.D. Reynolds. 1993.  Stewart property.  Orchard assessment and recommendations.  Phase I report.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA.  24p.

 

Gabrielsen, B.C. 1994.  Arvin-Edison Water Storage District assessment of reasonable water requirements.  Prepared for the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District, Arvin, CA.  JMLord, Inc., Fresno, CA. 30p