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This blog shares news, information and resources relevant to UC ANR academics and staff across the state.

UC and Mexico launch a Binational Agricultural Working Group

January 30, 2026

Vice President Glenda Humiston joined California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross in Mexico City to launch the first Binational Agricultural Working Group.

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Two people and a participant at the UC ANR Organic Agriculture booth during Ecofarm 2026.

Women, producers and applied science shape the future of sustainable agriculture at EcoFarm 2026

January 30, 2026

By DIANA CERVANTES

EcoFarm brought together farmers, researchers, and community leaders to explore sustainable agriculture and equity in the food system.

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Got Data? Training Opportunities Abound from IGIS and UC Love Data Week

January 28, 2026

By Andy Lyons

Winter is the season to analyze data. If you'd like to freshen up your data analysis skills, or learn a new tool, check out these upcoming training opportunities from the Informatics and GIS Statewide Program and UC Love Data Week.

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David Zilberman retires from UCCE after 47 years

January 28, 2026

David Zilberman, a professor of agricultural and resources economics in the Agricultural Experiment Station at UC Berkeley, retired on Jan. 1 after 47 years.

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International Year of the Woman Farmer. Photo of Tracy Schohr, UC Cooperative Extension livestock and natural resources advisor, in a grassy green pasture. "Learn more about her research."

Celebrate and share content for International Year of the Woman Farmer

January 27, 2026

Throughout 2026, the California Department of Food and Agriculture and California Grown and UC ANR will be celebrating women’s contributions to the global food system for the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

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