Rachael Freeman Long grew up in Berkeley but was fascinated by farming. The UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor has spent the past 37 years doing research on crop production, pollination and pest control and collaborating with farmers.
Kathleen Patrocinio, finance and business manager of the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP), will retire on July 1. Patrocinio has worked extensively in business, financial and policy administration at UC.
The Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation Initiative (F3) of which UC ANR is an anchor institution took a big step forward during the UC Regents meeting May 18.
UC Cooperative Extension specialist and advisors working on California-grown rice research are invited to apply for the UCCE Presidential Chair for California Grown Rice. The deadline to apply is July 8. I.
