ANR Employee News

Elizabeth Moon, director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging, invites all UC ANR colleagues to participate in a postcard design contest and survey about diversity, equity and inclusion.

Do you want to have productive conversations about farming practices sustainable, organic, conventional, regenerative, ecological rather than arguing with people? Are you hungry for effective ways to convey the complexities of farming with people who have little experience with agriculture?

David W. Cudney, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away in Riverside on March 30. He was 82. Cudney joined UCCE in 1964 as a farm advisor for Imperial County. In 1978, he became a UCCE weed science specialist for Southern California, based at UC Riverside.

On National Pet Day, April 11, we paused (or PAWsed) to honor our furry friends. Thanks to all of you who posted pet pics on the ANR Employees Group Facebook page or sent photos, we got to see some of the furry faces that inspire our UC ANR colleagues.

UC ANR leaders and supporters met with congressional members and staff in Washington, D.C. during the CARET (Council for Agricultural Extension, Research and Teaching) meetings, March 1215.