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This blog shares news, information and resources relevant to UC ANR academics and staff across the state.

In memoriam: Leon Garoyan

April 22, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Leon Garoyan, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, died on March 26, 2022, at age 96. Garoyan grew up in Fowler, near Fresno, and earned a B.S. in horticulture from Cal Poly.

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Young children around a garden bed filled with dirt and small lettuce seedlings. A teacher in the background points

Community Education Specialist Self-Assessment Tool designed for nutrition programs

April 18, 2022

By Shannon Klisch, Teresa R Spicer, Chanelle N Vincelli

To be successful, CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE (CFHL, UCCE) community education staff require a wide variety of skills and expertise in topics ranging from community nutrition, classroom management, and growing food, to conducting needs assessments and youth and community engagement.

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Names in the News

March 31, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Armstrong joins 4-H as program representative for Tuolumne County Erika Armstrong has joined the UCCE Central Sierra team as 4-H Program Representative for Tuolumne County.

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The four are standing in front of the Master Gardener booth under a banner that reads: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Practical. Connected. Trusted.

Ag Day at the Capitol returns

March 31, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the California Department of Food and Agriculture hosted Ag Day at the Capitol in Sacramento on March 23.

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Jim Costa, left, poses beside Glenda Humiston in his office. A U.S. flag hangs behind his shoulder.

UC asks Congress to fund agricultural research and infrastructure

March 31, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources Glenda Humiston led a delegation from California to meet with congressional members and staff on March 6-11 to discuss specific benefits of UC ANR in their districts and the importance of strong federal funding to support programs, including Co...

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