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“Common Ground: Communication Across Communities” focuses on connecting people both internally and externally to UC ANR, building the skills and practice to navigate relationships and communication strategies to bridge common ground. Training will provide specific skills, tools and practice to support…

UC ANR has created a page with some basic AI guidelines. It is in the Web section of the Communications Toolkit. The direct link is https://ucanr.edu/site/communications-toolkit/ai-tools.

The UC California Master Beekeeper Program is offering an in-person Queen-Rearing Techniques Short Course on Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31

Allyn Dale Smith, former UC ANR southern region director, died on Feb. 10, 2026, in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Local Food Promotion ProgramThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the 2026 fiscal year (FY) Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP). LFPP’s purpose is to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food business…

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is soliciting letters of intent for the Health Equity Research for Action (HERA) program. This program aims to support community-rooted, action-oriented health equity research that reflects lived realities and responds to immediate and long-term needs. The research…

Nominations are being accepted for the 2026 ANR Distinguished Service Awards, which are sponsored by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Academic Assembly Council.Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to recognize outstanding achievement by yourself or your colleagues. The biennial ANR…

USDA NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)USDA NIFA is soliciting pre-applications for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI). The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and extension that address…

Chief Innovation Officer Gabe Youtsey will focus on developing The Plant while expanding efforts to build partnerships and innovation coalitions. Helle Petersen will transition into the role of Interim Director of the UC ANR Innovate statewide program.

April 24, 2026, is the deadline for compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. By now, all new digital posts must be compliant with the new guidelines. Any content posted after March 15 that is not compliant will be unpublished.

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) invites applications for the Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP) for fiscal year (FY) 2026. This program supports innovative, education-based Extension approaches to strengthen disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and…

Enthusiasm, excitement and curiosity were in abundance during the first Tea Day, held on March 19 at UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier.

Summer Cortez, Ben Baldi, Lauren Hale, Carrie Brown and Evan Talmage joined UC ANR or took new positions within UC ANR recently.

Steve Fennimore and Kassim Al-Khatib were honored by the California Weed Science Society, Mary Blackburn is among the amazing women featured in a new mural at UC Berkeley, and more than 10,000 adults and children attended the North Bay Science Discovery Day.

UC ANR Foundation Board members convened March 16–17 in Davis and Fair Oaks for their second annual in-person board meeting, blending field-based learning with strategic conversations about philanthropy and partnership in support of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Following the state’s legislative action, the University of California has renamed César Chávez Day to Farmworkers Day.

This month’s learning highlights focus on building practical skills that strengthen your impact – from designing engaging online courses for adult learners to navigating key systems and planning for fiscal and program success.

Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension forest advisor, shared her research-based ideas of how to protect homes from wildfire during a panel discussion at a screening of the documentary “Weathered: After the LA Firestorms” in Sacramento.

UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC) is soliciting proposals from April 1 to May 15, 2026, to support new and continuing research.