- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
An article in the Hollister Freelance heralded the retirement of UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor Bill Coates, who reporter Adam Breen called a "human repository of local agricultural knowledge." Coates ended a 35-year-career with UCCE on Wednesday.
The Imperial Valley Press ran a feature on 4-H advisor Mary Harmon, who retired after 16 years in that position on two separate occasions (1978-1990, 2007-2011). Harmon has been involved in...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Sousa told Visalia Times-Delta reporter Victor Garcia that many current and former 4-H members approached her at the party to say what a positive impression she'd made on their lives.
"For them to thank [me] for what [I] did for them, that would be my greatest accomplishment," Sousa was...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Nearly 200 people gathered at the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center yesterday to send off retiring director Fred Swanson. The event was covered by ABC 30 Action News, the No. 1 broadcast news outlet in Fresno.
Reporter Dale Yurong interviewed Swanson in front of the center's two-story office, laboratory and meeting room complex, one of many expansions at the center that Swanson oversaw during his 26-year tenure at the helm.
"The idea was to put Kearney on the map and really develop this research center into a world-class facility," Swanson said on camera.
Somehow, Yurong was able to...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
In the last month or so, I interviewed four retiring UC academics about their education, their beginnings with UC, their accomplishments (there were many) and their retirement plans. In all, the quartet represent 126 years of service to the California agricultural industry. All of them retire today. You can read all about the retirees by going to the news releases, linked to their names. Here, I'll share the fun part: their retirement plans.
Fred Swanson, director, UC Kearney Research and Extension Center
Swanson and his wife Cheryl will stay in their new Kingsburg home...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Retired UC Cooperative Extension viticulture advisor Bill Peacock was christened "Tulare County's grape guru" in the headline of a Visalia Times-Delta story that lauded his 36-year career.
The story of his UCCE odyssey was punctuated with warm praise.
"I would say, in my eyes, Bill is one of the heroes of the industry," grower Alfred Guimarra was quoted in the article.
"Bill turned out to be an outstanding farm adviser," grower Pat Pinkham was quoted.
The article said Peacock played a prominent role in some of the most important...
