To celebrate five decades of service to the community, Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center held a fun-filled event on Sept. 6. In the last 25 years, over 100,000 students have participated in activities at the ranch, operated by UC ANR just south of Half Moon Bay.
Representatives of the University of California and the Almond Board of California met at UC Merced on Sept. 10 to sign an agreement to work together over the next five years in vital areas such as automation, sustainability and new almond varieties.
UC ANR Innovate has been awarded $15.1 million to launch the state’s first coordinated agricultural innovation network, aimed at speeding solutions to the ag sector.