UC Delivers

UC Delivers is a collection of examples showing how UC ANR is making a difference in California's communities.

UC Delivers is managed by UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation. For instructions on how to write a UC Delivers Post, click here. For instructions on how to submit a post, you can download this PDF. Please contact Christina Becker at christina.becker@ucop.edu for more information.

Protecting kids from red imported fire ant stings in Southern California

July 2, 2020

By Siavash Taravati

Red imported fire ant (RIFA, Solenopsis invicta, Fig. 1) is a venomous ant that was accidentally brought into California in 1989. Since its introduction, it has spread to many new territories in Southern California and Central Valley.

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Cooperative Extension academics sharing information with farmers at study site, which is a farm with two tractors in the background.

Unique long-term ANR soil health research being used by farmers for first time

June 2, 2020

By Jeffrey P Mitchell, Sarah E Light

California farmers overall recognize the theoretical benefits that might come from implementing basic soil health management principles, but they lack concrete information and experience on how to actually use these principles at their farms and they also are in general, not currently implementing t...

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Researcher looking through video camera while in a field.

UC ANR contributes to workforce competency by training the next generation of vegetable producers

June 1, 2020

By Jeffrey P Mitchell

Projections for near-future retirements of people working in California's agricultural production, marketing and post-harvest handling sectors indicate severe re-staffing needs in the coming years.

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a sign posted at a farmers market that says We Gladly Accept EBT/CalFresh

CalFresh Healthy Living, UC supports safe, healthy food access during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 21, 2020

By Shannon Klisch, Katherine E Soule

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds and shelter at home orders impact every aspect of our daily life from school closures to increased unemployment, uncertain access to food is increasing for many Californians.

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Surendra Dara's IPM outreach within and outside the United States

New Integrated Pest Management (IPM) model improves farm profitability

January 13, 2020

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a concept of pest management in an ecologically sustainable manner.

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