- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Brian Marsh, the director of UC Cooperative Extension in Kern County, talked about the upcoming UCCE centennial celebration with host Scott Cox on First Look, a web video and radio program that provides Kern County resident with an overview of the day's news. The program is broadcast on the Bakersfield Californian webpage and on KERN radio.
At a dinner Aug. 21 marking the 100th...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
A Kern County radio show devoted a significant portion of a recent broadcast to UC Cooperative Extension. County director Brian Marsh was the guest on First Look with Scott Cox, which airs on Kern Radio Newstalk 1180. Editor of the Bakersfield Californian editorial page, Bob Price, was an interviewer on the program.
During the program, Marsh explained the role UCCE has played in the Kern County community for nearly 100 years. He noted that UCCE will celebrate its centennial in 2014.
The interview was videotaped and posted on YouTube. It can...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Petroleum and coal products, with a 19.9 percent share, was the largest export sector in the Bakersfield-Delano market in 2010. Following closely behind was agriculture, with 19.4 percent of local exports, reported Courtenay Edelhard in the Bakersfield Californian.
Almonds, cotton, cherries and fresh vegetables account for the bulk of the region's agricultural exports, said Brian Marsh, UC Cooperative Extension advisor in Kern County, an agronomy and cotton expert.
It helps that the area's harvest for key crops, such as cherries, begins earlier than in other...
