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Rhonda Smith, UC Cooperative Extension viticulture advisor, has served Sonoma County's wine grape industry for nearly 34 years. Photo by Cindy Kron
ANR Employee News: Article

Rhonda Smith “heroine of the vineyards” wraps up career

June 22, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Rhonda Smith, who has been heralded as the heroine of the vineyards for her groundbreaking work in helping combat the parade of problems that have plagued Sonoma County grapevines and alarmed growers, plans to retire July 1.
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Jose Luis Aguiar
ANR Employee News: Article

Aguiar completes journey from farm worker to farm advisor

June 22, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Jose Luis Aguiar, who has been working as a vegetable crops small farm advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension in the Coachella Valley in Riverside County since 1992, will retire on July 1, 2020. "My job is one of the best jobs in the world.
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Avocado Festival 2020
News from UC ANR South Coast REC and Beyond: Article

Week of the Avocado - Don't Miss Out!

June 22, 2020
By Tamara J Majcherek
Be sure to join us for a week of virtual fun and education for the whole family - presentations, contests, game night, and more! Click on the following link for additional information: http://ceorange.ucanr.
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Avocado Festival 2020
UC ANR South Coast REC Field Events, Workshops, and Extension: Article

Virtual Avocado Festival Week

June 22, 2020
By Tamara J Majcherek
Be sure to join us for a week of virtual fun and education for the whole family - contests, presentations and more! Click on the following link for more information: http://ceorange.ucanr.
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Photo: Andrew Majcher/Getty Images
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Roses Part 2: Are Those Carnival-Colored Roses for Real?

June 22, 2020
I hope you still have roses to enjoy in your garden. I suspect some of you may have received some rose bouquets for Mother's Day, and some of those may have been the carnival-colored roses (aka Rainbow Roses). If not, you have probably seen them on Internet ads.
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Frank Fernandes and soil structure. Photo by Shulamit Shroder.
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Conservation Profile: Frank Fernandes, Tulare County

June 22, 2020
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
Grower Profile #1: Frank Fernandes Practices: No-Till, Strip-Till, and Cover Crops Frank Fernandes grew up in a big dairy family in Tulare County. He has continued that tradition and now farms about 1,500 acres near Pixley. He grows corn, wheat, and alfalfa as forage for his cows.
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UC Weed Specialist Travis Bean (photo credit: CaliforniaToday)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Sad news regarding Travis Bean

June 22, 2020
By Gale Perez
Written by Karl Tanner On May 27, 2020, Travis Bean, UC Cooperative Extension specialist and an incredible, amazing and accomplished man passed away suddenly at the age of 43. Travis was born in Lincoln, NB, on Feb. 11, 1977, and raised in Yuma, AZ.
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