UCCE - Ken Churches Ken Churches is the Farm Advisor and County Director. He works with current and potential commercial growers through written materials, telephone consultations, seminars, and on site visits. Livestock, wine grapes, nut crops, and olive oil are the commodities that seem to be in the highest demand.
Soil maps are available in the office for the entire county.
Ken can interpret these maps for people who want to learn more about the soils on any specific parcel and their production capability. Yellow Starthistle management is a topic of particular interest and a plethora of information is available including individual consultations. The Ledger-Dispatch and the Calaveras Enterprise newspapers both carry a weekly column about various agriculture topics produced by this office. Ken loves to cook and owns a small catering business. He is very active in the community and serves on several non-profit boards.