John Bahme & Associates - agricultural viability
Bahme & Associates is a California company specializing in agricultural and horticultural forensics since 1987. Our expertise focuses on resolving key crop loss issues of causation, liability and damages. We work principally in the Western States, but also serve clients in the Mid-West, South and Hawaii.
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Clients include insurance companies, agricultural chemical manufacturers, dealers and applicators, growers, processors, and shippers. Bahme & Associates works in behalf of defendants about 60% of the time and the remainder for plaintiffs.
John B. Bahme, Ph.D., owns Bahme & Associates and is its principal consultant. Dr. Bahme has provided expert assistance in more than 1,000 incidents concerning greater than 100 different agricultural and horticultural crops. He has testified more than 120 times at deposition, 40 times at trial and numerous times at arbitration and mediation. Attorney references are available upon request.
Bahme & Associates uses independent associates as needed. Associates are selected based on proven expertise and testifying skill. Areas of associate specialties include pesticide chemistry, remote sensing, soils, hydrology, and agricultural economics.
Bahme & Associates holds memberships in the American Phytopathological Society, American Society for Horticultural Science, American Society of Agronomy, Entomological Society of America, International Society of Arboriculture, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Soil Science Society of America and the Weed Science Society of America.
Consultant Specializing in Agricultural & Horticultural Forensics: Bahme & Associates. Diagnosis and appraisal of loss in tree, vine, field, row, seed, vegetable and ornamental crops. Consultation, investigation, research and expert testimony concerning agricultural chemicals, disease, weeds, insects, nematodes, cultural practices, water, soil, fertility and other crop production factors (1987 to present).
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Graduate Student and Research Assistant: University of California, Berkeley. Laboratory and field evaluation of biological and chemical controls for Erwinia soft rot and root knot nematode of potato (1981-1987).
Agricultural Adviser and Missionary, Thailand: Development and implementation of improved cultural and pest control practices for small farms (1978-1980).
Agricultural Pest Control Advisor and Sales Representative: FMC Corporation, Agricultural Chemicals Group, Yuba City, CA. Management of pathogen, insect, weed, nematode and vertebrate pests of alfalfa, almond, barley, bean, corn, melon, oat, peach, pear, pistachio, prune, rice, rose, sorghum, sugar beet, walnut and wheat (1976-1978).
Research Technician: FMC Corporation, Agricultural Chemicals Group, Richmond, CA. EPA registration of Furadan insecticide for control of grape phylloxera (1976).
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