- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
The University of California is aggressively rebuilding the footprint of UC Cooperative Extension in the wake of retirements over the last several years, reported Tim Hearden in Capital Press.
Hearden spoke to Bill Frost, associate vice president of the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Going back to 2011, 33 advisors and 17 specialists have retired, he said. During the same period, the division has hired 35 advisors and 18 specialists and, in many cases, the outgoing experts are training their proteges.
“What we're trying to do...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The wave of UCCE advisors and specialists retiring at the end of June has surfaced concern among people in the agricultural industry.
In the August edition of Wines & Vines, Cliff Ohmart writes about “The Future of Farm Extension.” Ohmart writes: “Given what appears to be a decline in the number of advisors in the future, I am very concerned about their ability to continue being effective in this role. This is no criticism of the hard-working and talented people currently in viticulture advisor positions—or future advisors—but an observation about the workload they currently have...