ANR News Releases

UC ANR launched a unified brand portfolio that ties together its many programs and institutes and demonstrates the scope of its collective impact.

To celebrate five decades of service to the community, Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center held a fun-filled event on Sept. 6. In the last 25 years, over 100,000 students have participated in activities at the ranch, operated by UC ANR just south of Half Moon Bay.

Representatives of the University of California and the Almond Board of California met at UC Merced on Sept. 10 to sign an agreement to work together over the next five years in vital areas such as automation, sustainability and new almond varieties.

UC ANR Innovate has been awarded $15.1 million to launch the state’s first coordinated agricultural innovation network, aimed at speeding solutions to the ag sector.

The Farm Robotics Challenge, the only collegiate agricultural robotics competition of its kind, has launched its 2026 season. Registration is now open for student teams.