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4-H Community Club Activities

These are activities you can lead with your local 4-H club. Who is Mr.Na Activity Smelly Predictions Activity Mummy Breath Activity Cootie Catch Activity Box Face Barricade Activity Quien es Sr.
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Vision and Mission

More California farmers experience increased agroecological and economic benefits from organic production systems, expanding California's national leadership in organic acreage, productivity, and resiliency.
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About Us

More California farmers experience increased agroecological and economic benefits from organic production systems, expanding California's national leadership in organic acreage, productivity, and resiliency and improving the overall environmental quality of crop production in California.
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People

 Lauren Hale, Ph.D.Faculty Directorlehale@ucanr.edu Lauren Hale is an Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Organic Production as well as an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Life and Environmental Sciences Department at UC Merced. As a soil microbial ecologist, she evaluates management…
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Events Calendar

Workshops, field days, webinars and trainings to support organic agriculture in California, including those co-organized by UC OAI and those from partners.
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Farmer Training Opportunities

This online resource can be used to learn more about and identify relevant training and educational opportunities specifically for organic farming - as well as, more broadly, for ecologically-based farm management.
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Transitioning to Organic

Organic certification can provide new opportunities for farmers and their products. However, transitioning from conventional to organic requires both time and a strong business plan.
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Statewide Needs Assessment

Background In 2021, the UC OAI was awarded a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) to develop a statewide survey of organic growers, consultants, certifiers and other stakeholders to identify the key challenges they fac...
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Careers

Thank you for your interest, we are recruiting for two positions: 1. Associate Director for Sustainable Production Systems (UC SAREP) 2.
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