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Valachovic speaks on wildfire resilience, “Weathered” documentary

March 26, 2026

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension forest advisor, shared her research-based ideas of how to protect homes from wildfire during a panel discussion at a screening of the documentary “Weathered: After the LA Firestorms” in Sacramento.

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Sierra Foothill REC seeks research proposals

March 25, 2026

By Michele Flavell

UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC) is soliciting proposals from April 1 to May 15, 2026, to support new and continuing research.

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UC ANR Climate and Land Equity elevates agritourism on urban farms

March 24, 2026

By Caroline D Champlin

This February, the CALE team co-organized a workshop with L.A. Food Policy Council at Alma Backyard Farms, an urban farm in Compton. The event focused on making agritourism accessible to urban growers, ensuring resources reach smaller-scale and lower-resourced operations.

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CARET meets in Washington, D.C. to highlight UC ANR impacts

February 28, 2026

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Vice President Glenda Humiston, Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Cooperative Extension Darren Haver and a delegation of UC ANR members and supporters traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual CARET and Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities’ Board on Agriculture Assembly…

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Celebration Corner

February 28, 2026

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Spotted-Wing Drosophila Team won a PBESA award, David E. Block will receive the American Society for Enology and Viticulture Merit Award for 2026., and Justin Valliere has been named to the board of directors for the nonprofit Calflora Wild Plant Database.

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