ANR Employee News

August 2024

Celebration Corner

Wang, Bachie, Snell, Rethwisch receive National County Agents Association recognition The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) held its 2024 annual meeting/ professional improvement conference in July in Dallas, Texas. Four...

Young voices, a new vision for the future of the Latino community

One in four young people in California identifies as Latino. The average age of Latinos is 30 years old, which makes us a relatively young ethnic group compared to others.

This has several...

Names in the News

Smith aims to improve community health, nutrition in Central Valley Jasmin Smith joined UC ANR on Aug. 1 as the community nutrition and health advisor for San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties. Smith will work to research, identify and...

CDFA funds UC SAREP agritourism project to connect farmers, consumers

To promote specialty crops and strengthen the industry through agritourism, California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded nearly $450,000 from its Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for the California Open Farm Passport project. Rachael...

Gilani briefs legislators on bioenergy

Haris Gilani, UCCE biomass and bioenergy advisor for Riverside and San Bernardino counties, spoke to the State Legislature Select Committee on Building a Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Economy on Aug. 6. Gilani shared insights from a policy brief on...

State officials tour Modoc County agriculture, sustainable pest management

On July 17 and 18, the Modoc County Department of Agriculture in conjunction with Modoc County Farm Bureau and UC Cooperative Extension hosted an agricultural tour to highlight some of the agricultural issues in Modoc County and how they relate to...

L&D - Sustainable future, rural teen perceptions, navigating grant challenges, access to healthy food, disaster education, opening doors

UC ANR Learning & Development Landing page | Archived webinars | Learning resources    Extension Methods & DeliveryBuilding SupportEquity, Diversity, InclusionOffice, Team, & Personal...

Salute to Ag UC Davis football game Sept. 7

The CLEAR Center is sponsoring the first-ever Salute to Ag UC Davis football game on Saturday, Sept. 7, at UC Davis. Tailgate starts at 5 p.m. and the game kicks off at 7 p.m. Joe Proudman,associate director for communications at the...

In memoriam: Carl Bell

Carl Eugene Bell, UC Cooperative Extension weed science advisor emeritus, passed away on July 31 in San Diego. He was 75. Bell began his 35-year UCCE career in 1979 as a weed science advisor in Imperial County, where he advised growers and production...

Farm Bureau of Ventura County Invests in our Youth and the UC 4-H Youth Development Program

When 4-H in Ventura County sought to raise funds that would help it meet the needs of local youth now and in the future, the community responded with tremendous generosity. A national youth development organization, 4-H aims to empower young...

WSARE California offers mini-grants for professional development education implementation

Small grants (up to $25,000) to support professional development opportunities in sustainable agriculture targeted primarily to agricultural professionals such as extension staff, nonprofits, state and federal agency staff, PCAs/CCAs, etc. are available...