The ANR Business Operations Center met with Northern California UCCE staff on May 31 at the UCCE office in Shasta County for a day of professional development, workshops and engagement.
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.