Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Stories for the Year 2003

Story DateStory Title
Dec 19, 2003 Singleton hangs up his mike
Dec 17, 2003 UC Berkeley hires nation’s first wildland-fire specialist
Dec 17, 2002 New UC studies show costs of growing almonds
Dec 2, 2003 UC asks revelers to help control pitch canker by disposing of Christmas trees promptly
Dec 1, 2003 Cedar Fire alters environmental teaching and research at UC wildlands reserve
Nov 25, 2003 New Web site outlines health benefits of grass-fed beef
Nov 25, 2003 UC conference helps Northern California farmers cope with new ag economy
Nov 13, 2003 Media Advisory - 'Clean Air Demonstration' Nov. 19
Nov 7, 2003 Sutter/Yuba County Cooperative Extension director and farm advisor Jack Williams completes 34-year career
Nov 4, 2003 New UC 800-toll-free number aids Spanish-speaking firestorm victims
Nov 3, 2003 UC aims to turn the adolescent obsession with diet and weight into a passion for health and fitness
Oct 31, 2003 UC ANR wildfire experts
Oct 30, 2003 UC pest management research investments return three times the amount in benefits
Oct 30, 2003 Innovative courses help ranchers chart a course for the future
Oct 29, 2003 UC receives a half-million-dollar USDA grant for risk management programs
Oct 29, 2003 Highlights: Oct.-Dec. 2003 California Agriculture magazine
Oct 29, 2003 Environmental researchers pool resources
Oct 23, 2003 UCCE studies examine pear production costs in the North Coast
Oct 21, 2003 UC Farm Safety Program gives tips for a safe citrus harvest
Oct 17, 2003 Easements shield suburban farms from development
Oct 16, 2003 Superintendent of UC West Side Research and Extension Center retires
Oct 15, 2003 Almond leaf scorch taking a toll on San Joaquin Valley almond crops
Oct 13, 2003 Agricultural economic and trade policies in China the subject of new UC book
Oct 9, 2003 University of California joins in celebration of National Cooperative Month
Oct 6, 2003 ANR assigns budget cuts, listening sessions slated
Oct 1, 2003 UC helps farmers produce pumpkins without pesticides
Sep 29, 2003 New uses of whey can increase dairy industry income
Sep 26, 2003 UC 4-H advisor retires and becomes 4-H volunteer
Sep 22, 2003 UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County Director Gary Johnston retires
Sep 16, 2003 UC conservation tillage conferences set for October
Sep 16, 2003 National farm safety and health week draws attention to ag workers
Sep 8, 2003 New UC book offers tips for hiring, managing farm labor
Sep 2, 2003 Feeling safe reduces youth bullying
Aug 27, 2003 Fresno farmers look to fine food mecca for new markets
Aug 22, 2003 San Francisco conference targets agricultural health and safety issues
Aug 21, 2003 UC ANR begins downsizing due to state budget cuts
Aug 7, 2003 The good and the bad of applying sewage sludge to valley farms
Aug 5, 2003 UC economists identify factors that determine the price of wine
Jul 30, 2003 Orange County children get an "agademic" education at fairgrounds
Jul 29, 2003 SEA Lab campers explore science outside the classroom
Jul 28, 2003 UC launches Specialty Crop Jamboree '03
Jul 22, 2002 Wine and cheese choices expand for Californians; UC experts explain why
Jul 17, 2003 Spanish-immersion students visit the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center near Parlier
Jun 27, 2003 Putting the brakes on vine mealybug topic at August 12 UC Grape Day 2003
Jun 24, 2003 California cotton pioneers to explore precision agriculture at July 24 field day
Jun 19, 2003 UC scientists among those honored by Veneman
Jun 16, 2003 UC Small Farm Center to unveil harvest trails map
Jun 13, 2003 UC 4-H Center receives $750,000 USDA grant to reach at-risk youth
Jun 13, 2003 UC studies show keys to profitability in San Joaquin Valley alfalfa hay
Jun 13, 2003 UC workshop to help private landowners improve care of rural roads
Jun 5, 2003 UC sustainable ag program data helps USDA resolve organic controversies
Jun 2, 2003 Tropical papaya a possibility for California small-scale farmers
May 29, 2003 State senate committee hearing: what’s the future of UC Cooperative Extension?
May 28, 2003 UCCE advisors key to watershed work and saving the family farm
May 13, 2003 Cooperative Extension helping south state understand wildfire threat
May 7, 2003 Low-income Los Angeles residents grow food with UC Cooperative Extension support
May 5, 2003 Sacramento gardeners hone horticulture skills at innovative UC site
Apr 17, 2003 Earth Day news tips
Apr 15, 2003 Rural Latinos don't take advantage of earned income credit
Apr 14, 2003 Sierra Nevada protection plans may need more work
Apr 10, 2003 CalAgrAbility aids permanently injured or disabled farmers, workers
Apr 9, 2003 UC Cooperative Extension offers business tools to farmers facing tough times
Apr 7, 2003 California soils maintain nutrient levels after 60 years - but erosion accelerates
Apr 1, 2003 UC delivers research and extension programs that benefit California
Apr 1, 2003 Cooperative Extension helping battle wildfire threat with equipment demos
Mar 27, 2003 Youth asset program in Pasadena aims to boost youths' net worth
Mar 20, 2003 National Ag Day celebrated on first day of spring
Mar 20, 2003 UCCE estimates costs of producing Acala and Pima cotton
Mar 20, 2003 UCCE estimates safflower production costs
Mar 20, 2003 UCCE outlines costs to establish and produce pasture
Mar 12, 2003 4-H holds high school assembly to teach kids warning signs of domestic abuse
Mar 11, 2003 UCCE studies processing-tomato production costs
Mar 11, 2003 UCCE studies cost of producing oranges, blood oranges, Minneola tangelos, pummelos and mandarins
Mar 11, 2003 UCCE studies organic almond transition and production costs
Mar 11, 2003 New UC Cooperative Extension study examines dried-on-the-vine raisin production
Mar 6, 2003 UC farm advisor aims to quell dust in the Antelope Valley
Mar 6, 2003 4-H youth to raise teenagers' awareness of domestic violence
Mar 5, 2003 UC Riverside biochemists develop technology to increase vitamin C in plants
Feb 27, 2003 Links among food, agriculture and health targeted in UC grants
Feb 27, 2003 UC short course to help ranchers tap into niche markets for meat products
Feb 3, 2003 New UC Cooperative Extension study examines Sacramento Valley cotton
Feb 3, 2003 New UC Cooperative Extension study examines boysenberry production costs
Jan 30, 2003 New book chronicles development of successful home care cooperative
Jan 29, 2003 Low-income Latinos lack awareness of diabetes risk
Jan 23, 2003 Noted author David Masumoto to address PlacerGROWN Farm Conference
Jan 9, 2003 PD-type bacterium found in landscape plants
Jan 7, 2003 Using manure as fertilizer will help dairy farmers prepare for regulatory changes
Jan 3, 2003 Resource kit helps communities combat child obesity

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