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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.

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.

After 38 years of service, John Roncoroni, UC Cooperative Extension advisor specializing in vineyard weed management in Napa County, plans to retire July 1.

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.

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.

Rhonda Smith has been heralded as the heroine of the vineyards for her groundbreaking work in helping combat the parade of pathogens and other problems that have plagued grapevines and alarmed growers - during her more than 30 years as Sonoma County's viticulture advisor.

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.

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.

Rachel Elkins, UC Cooperative Extension pomology farm advisor for Lake and Mendocino counties, plans to retire from UC July 1 after 36 years, 33 years in her current position.

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.