An article in today's Hanford Sentinel notes that Daniel Dooley hails from the same Hanford high school as his predecessor Reg Gomes.
"It's probably not common that you get people from the same high school following each other in these types of positions," the newspaper quotes Dooley.
In his article about the appointment, reporter Seth Nidever went to UCCE Kings County farm advisor Bob Beede for comment.
"Dan definitely understands the nature of the value and the critical use for agriculture ... and the activities assigned to the UC Cooperative Extension office," Beede is quoted.
According to the article, Beede said he looked forward to Dooley "beating the drum" for the role of the agricultural extension. He said that the extension's effect on the local economy is "in the multimillion dollar range."
Nidever also spoke to Bruce Roberts, the former county director for UCCE in Kings County who is now a professor at Fresno State. He called the extension program "very crucial" to keeping central California agriculture "competitive in the global market," the article said.