Archived News releases

Stories for the Year 2000

Story Date	Story Title
Dec 22, 2000	UC Cooperative Extension hosts grape symposium Jan. 10
Dec 22, 2000	UC appoints new Cooperative Extension advisor for Sierra foothills
Dec 19, 2000	UC appoints new watershed management advisor for North Coast
Dec 14, 2000	Agriculture is a growing part of the e-commerce world
Dec 5, 2000	New UC newsletter presents current 'life skills' information
Nov 30, 2000	Leading industry and university experts to examine Internet ag business
Nov 22, 2000	Monterey County home gardeners to get state-of-the-art weed management information at Jan. 8 workshop
Nov 21, 2000	UC's William Frost named range manager of the year
Nov 21, 2000	Citrus variety tasting and display Dec. 12 at UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center
Nov 14, 2000	Santa Cruz County farmer wins UC Pioneer Agriculturist Award
Nov 14, 2000	Bay Area woman receives UC award
Nov 13, 2000	Richard Molinar and Michael Yang named outstanding educators for the year 2000
Nov 13, 2000	Fresno farmer Joe Santellano named outstanding farmer for the year 2000
Nov 9, 2000	Sustainable Ag program creates database for quick online answers
Nov 9, 2000	How to boost farm and ranch profits by attracting tourists is topic of one-day course
Nov 6, 2000	New viticulture advisor appointed in Kern County
Nov 1, 2000	Agriculture in an e-commerce world is the focus of UC executive seminar
Oct 30, 2000	UC experts explore food safety and nutrition trends
Oct 26, 2000	Monterey County leaders see a future for the region in agricultural biotechnology
Oct 26, 2000	Conference aims to improve health and safety in Western agriculture
Oct 24, 2000	UC retirees to attend reunion in Fresno Nov. 6-7
Oct 19, 2000	California Weed Science Society annual conference Jan. 8-10 in Monterey
Oct 18, 2000	UC Cooperative Extension educators, staff achievements honored
Oct 18, 2000	University of California calls first-ever 'Lygus Summit' in Visalia Nov. 28
Oct 16, 2000	UC conference to explore cooperatives' role in communities
Oct 13, 2000	Symposium honoring W. D. Hamilton will bring renowned international biologists to UC Berkeley campus on October 20-21
Oct 10, 2000	UC Cooperative Extension helps move welfare parents to a better life
Oct 6, 2000	Berkeley campus to host Community Food Security Symposium Oct. 10-11
Oct 5, 2000	John Borba named 4-H Youth Development advisor for Kern County
Oct 4, 2000	A balanced perspective on ag biotechnology to be presented at Monterey County forum Oct. 20
Oct 4, 2000	Tried and true techniques for citrus handling minimizes fruit losses
Oct 1, 2000	UC Ag Issues Center publishes report on Sacramento area agriculture
Sep 29, 2000	Central Valley public invited to Woodlake demonstration garden
Sep 29, 2000	Pest management and specialty crop field day targeted to small-scale growers
Sep 14, 2000	New disease symptoms in lettuce call for tempered concern
Sep 14, 2000	UC aims to help ranchers keep beef cattle free of drug residues
Sep 6, 2000	Businesses to blossom in several California schools
Aug 30, 2000	Scholarships are available for Agricultural Marketing Outreach Conference in Modesto
Aug 30, 2000	UC Davis offering school for pest experts to control aquatic weeds
Aug 24, 2000	The changing face of agriculture
Aug 24, 2000	UC workshop offered to trainers of pesticide handlers and ag fieldworkers
Aug 15, 2000	Wasp Released in California to Combat Vineyard Pest
Aug 11, 2000	Cotton research meetings Sept. 19 and 21 cap fine year for cotton growers
Aug 7, 2000	UC Small Farm Center asks farmers to submit agri-tourism information
Aug 3, 2000	UC battles exotic pests in Central California
Jul 20, 2000	UC continues research and education campaign to battle glassy-winged sharpshooters and the diseases they spread in California
Jul 19, 2000	Got hay? National Alfalfa Symposium Dec. 10-12 in Las Vegas a must
Jul 13, 2000	Desmond Jolly is reappointed director of UC Small Farm Program
Jul 12, 2000	Citricola and red scale management focus of summer citrus field days
Jul 7, 2000	Stone fruit growers are not immune to glassy-winged sharpshooter threat
Jun 29, 2000	UC biological control expert Kent Daane named assistant Cooperative Extension specialist on Berkeley campus
Jun 28, 2000	Safe and effective pesticide handling detailed in revised UC book
Jun 28, 2000	UC booklet aims to keep pesticide handlers safe from insecticides
Jun 26, 2000	Publicly funded weather database benefits users statewide
Jun 26, 2000	Long-term sustainable agriculture project about to enter new phase
Jun 24, 2000	UC studies show growers how to size up peaches, nectarines, plums
Jun 24, 2000	UC scientists showing pest professionals how to battle costly weeds
Jun 20, 2000	UC edited United Nations publication on solarization now available
Jun 19, 2000	Major New Agricultural Pest Subject of Costa Mesa Symposium June 26
Jun 19, 2000	UC Cooperative Extension research aims to nip vine mealybug infestation in the bud
Jun 12, 2000	New UC guide shows how to grow beautiful roses without pesticides
Jun 9, 2000	Una seria plaga amenaza la agricultura en California
Jun 7, 2000	UC Berkeley Dean Gordon Rausser receives USDA Secretary’s Honor Award
Jun 7, 2000	UC offers health professionals, ag employers medical training in pesticide illnesses and injuries
Jun 6, 2000	UC Berkeley discovery to make possible June 7 attempt to cure California's sick eucalyptus trees
Jun 6, 2000	Biological control subject of Riverside conference July 11-12
Jun 5, 2000	Media Advisory - Organic Farming in the San Joaquin Valley
Jun 1, 2000	Richard Malkin named interim dean of the College of Natural Resources
May 26, 2000	Lygus should be light to moderate in 2000, a UC scientist predicts
May 25, 2000	UC scientist believes working across farm boundaries can reduce insecticide use
May 18, 2000	Beef cattle symposium at UC Davis to help producers shape future
May 17, 2000	UC innovation helps dairy farmers better manage wastewater
May 17, 2000	New UC Web site offers meeting presentations on demand
May 1, 2000	Manual helps growers boost crop performance with proper irrigation
May 1, 2000	Women's mental health expert Esther Rothblum to discuss coverage of obesity in academic texts and media on May 10
Apr 25, 2000	JPC Conference will examine the food biotechnology controversy
Apr 20, 2000	UC offers new agri-business electronic newsletter
Apr 13, 2000	Better way to wean calves explained at UC's April 20 Sierra field day
Apr 11, 2000	New garden and landscape problem solver a must for every home gardener
Apr 6, 2000	New UC production manual shows apple growers the organic way
Apr 5, 2000	Former UC Berkeley dean of agriculture Earle Gorton Linsley has died at the age of 89
Apr 4, 2000	Sierra Club's Carl Pope to speak at UC Berkeley April 11
Apr 3, 2000	UC marks Earth Day - April 22
Mar 31, 2000	Organic farming conference to be held in the San Joaquin Valley June 29 and 30
Mar 29, 2000	Central Valley health professionals learn how to help obese children
Mar 16, 2000	UC Regents authorize return of research property to state
Mar 13, 2000	UC's new ANR Catalog an indispensable toolshed of knowledge for farmers
Mar 2, 2000	UC wants projects to showcase sustainable ag events, graduate students
Mar 2, 2000	News Tips - New crops for California From the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Feb 22, 2000	Comprehensive publication on exotic pests and diseases now available from the UC Agricultural Issues Center
Feb 17, 2000	Statewide director chosen for 4-H Youth Development Program
Feb 15, 2000	UC scientists offer advice for coping with epidemic killing California oaks
Feb 10, 2000	Strange cowpea aphid behavior perplexes scientists and frustrates alfalfa growers
Feb 10, 2000	UC appoints Allan Fulton to Northern California water resources management post
Feb 7, 2000	News Tips From the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Feb 4, 2000	Nutritionists use new training kit to educate health care workers on research findings and prevention strategies for pediatric obesity
Feb 3, 2000	Immigration to fuel California population growth
Feb 3, 2000	California Agriculture focuses on the future
Feb 3, 2000	Kurt Hembree honored by California Weed Science Society with Award of Excellence
Feb 2, 2000	UC scientists unravel web of mystery surrounding brown recluse spiders
Jan 31, 2000	Patent filed on energy discovery: UC Berkeley and Colorado scientists find valuable new source of fuel
Jan 25, 2000	The silverleaf whitefly that has cost commercial agriculture nationwide an estimated $2 billion will be the subject of a conference of scientists, growers, pest control advisers and representatives of
Jan 25, 2000	The future of Sacramento Region agriculture will be the focus of a public forum Feb. 14
Jan 20, 2000	UC Davis’ Desmond Jolly speaks on small farm issues at National Research Council committee meeting
Jan 19, 2000	Agricultural economist to speak on the potential of biotechnology for world food security February 4 at UC Davis
Jan 18, 2000	Pest control professionals urged to sign up for Weed Science School
Jan 10, 2000	Sacramento children learn science with a little help from local teens
Jan 10, 2000	Oak regeneration expert Douglas McCreary takes helm of University of California Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program
Jan 5, 2000	New raisin production manual fills critical void for California growers
Jan 5, 2000	UCR research project explores how plant virus spreads
Jan 5, 2000	Farmers fly in to tell of their successes with conservation tillage
Jan 3, 2000	Weed Conference Jan. 10-12 in Sacramento -- News Tips

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