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Karina Diaz Rios promotes healthy eating among people vulnerable to food insecurity

This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has continued to work to safeguard...

UCCE advisor works towards food security in Los Angeles and Orange counties

This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. As an international development undergraduate at UCLA in the late 2000s, Natalie Price learned of the...

Former goat herder’s crop research promotes prosperity for Imperial Valley farmers

This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. Oli Bachie, “person of the globe,” researches new desert crops to spur economic growth While...

UCCE advisor’s breadth of experience and education support ranchers’ economic viability

This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. Livestock and natural resources advisor Dan Macon came to UC Cooperative Extension three years ago with much...

Climate-change research provides tools for farmers to adapt

This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. Farmers are already seeing the effects of warmer winter nights and hotter summer days on their crops....

UC ANR educators work to develop an inclusive and equitable California

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is committed to developing an inclusive and equitable society by reaching all segments of California's population. On the front lines building trust and credibility are two women who bring their unique skills, their...

UC ANR pesticide safety trainer reaches thousands of California farmworkers

"I love it when they say, ‘You've taught me something new.'” When Lisa Blecker hears these words from workshop participants, she says it is one of the greatest satisfactions in her role as a pesticide safety education coordinator with the...

UCCE advisor helps dairy operators strike a delicate balance to protect groundwater

Over the last 20 years, UC research has shown that dairies in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys are potentially major contributors of nitrate and salts in groundwater. To maintain the quality of this irreplaceable natural resource, the California...