• Statewide conference garners high marks from participants
• State of the Division: ANR is driven by issues and opportunities, says Gomes
• Keynote speaker Ralph Grossi: Public value of farmland not recognized
• Keynote speech: Notes evaluation expert Michael Quinn Patton challenges organizations to be results-oriented
• Lanny Lund on key issues facing the Division -and some new opportunities
• Henry Vaux Jr.: The Division is making great stides toward organizational effectiveness

• Breakout groups
• UC cientists discuss hot topics in California forestry
• Urban forestry, an emerging discipline
• Study discovers high incidence of iron deficiency in some kids
• UCCE and diabetes education
• Flavonoid research piques the appetitie of DANR conferees
• Crop biotechnology: a reality check
• The ANR cube: a brand new tool for telling our story

Also in this issue:

• Funding available for Pierce's disease research
• Job opportunities: Community and Rural Development Advisor for Inyo/Mono Counties, Water Resource and Irrigation Advisor for
• Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties; Ag/Environmental Science Advisor for Ventura County