ANR Employees

Dear Colleagues,I am writing to inform you the reconciliation bill has passed both the Senate and the House and is on its way to President Trump. To our extreme dismay, this bill will eliminate all funding for SNAP-Ed, which we know in California as CalFresh Healthy Living. The president is expected to sign…

We are pleased to share several new funding opportunities that may be of interest to UC ANR researchers. These opportunities support applied research in forest products innovation, fire science, and California blueberry production. Each program is designed to advance sustainable practices, strengthen…

Dear Colleagues,This morning the Senate passed the reconciliation bill for federal spending and it still contains language which would eliminate funding for SNAP-Ed, which funds the CalFresh Healthy Living program in California. Since the Senate’s bill is not identical to the version the House voted on…

Vice President Glenda Humiston hosted members of the UC President’s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources and the UC ANR Governing Council on a tour of Siskiyou County on June 17 and 18.

Kenneth W. Tate, UC Cooperative Extension specialist and professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, died unexpectedly on June 5, 2025.

Dear Colleagues,I’m pleased to share good news – Gov. Newsom and the State Legislature have finalized the state’s FY 2025-26 budget. The budget maintains the same level of funding for UC and UC ANR that we received last fiscal year. This is a remarkable improvement from earlier budget proposals that proposed…

Edna 4-H Club turns 100 Members of the Edna 4-H Club were recognized by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to celebrate the club’s 100-year anniversary. An event celebrating Edna 4-H’s 100th year will be held on July 6.UCCE San Diego County celebrates SPOT Award winners The…

UC ANR’s Program Council toured Merced County on June 3-4, visiting the UC Cooperative Extension office and UC Merced to gain a better understanding of UCCE programs and projects and network with UCCE colleagues from Merced, Madera, Mariposa and Stanislaus counties. They also met with UC ANR partners at…

Greenfield joins UC ANR as digital content strategist Erin Greenfield joined UC ANR’s Strategic Communications team on June 9 as digital content strategist. In this new role, she’ll work closely with colleagues in Information Technology and across the organization to help elevate UC ANR’s web presence…

 As a child, Marianne Bird loved going to camp. As a 4-H youth development advisor for University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, she parlayed that love of camp into a career educating Sacramento County youth about science, the environment, water issues and cooking through a variety of…

To pay tribute to our agricultural ancestors, Jim Grieshop, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension specialist; Vikram Koundinya, associate CE specialist and associate professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Human Ecology at UC Davis; and Stella Dickson, international agricultural development…

 UC ANR’s Climate Action and Land Equity project, or CALE, has awarded grants to four organizations for community-based media campaigns promoting equitable land access in Southern California. Each of the following organizations will receive $90,000:The selected organizations are:Condor Visual…

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Dear Colleagues,I am pleased to announce that the University of California will provide a general 3.2% salary increase for eligible policy-covered staff employees and academic appointees at all locations. UC President Drake confirmed the salary program today with the following details:Policy-covered…

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is now accepting proposals for its Wildfire Prevention Grants Program which funds local projects that focus on increasing the protection of people, structures, and communities. Activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire…

 Director of county Cooperative Extension elevated programs in 29-year UC ANR careerIn 1991, during Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty’s very first week as a “4-H agent” in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, she got a memorable hint of the deep passion that participants have for the youth development program.Before her…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released several competitive funding opportunities for FY25. Below are a few highlighted programs of interest each with a submission deadline of July 23, 2025. For the complete list of current BLM funding opportunities, please visit Grants.gov and search using the…

Vice President Glenda Humiston informs the UC ANR community that longtime colleague Ken Tate, a professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in rangeland science in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, has passed away unexpectedly.