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More information about ANR 2012 call for positions
Posted 2/7/2012 -
As VP Allen-Diaz announced in ANR Update (Jan. 24, 2012), ANR is soliciting proposals for CE advisor and specialist positions.
The call is posted on a publicly accessible site, http://ucanr.org/callforpositions, to promote internal consultation and...
ANR releases supplemental call for positions
Posted 1/24/2012 -
Colleagues,
As previously announced in ANR Update (December 13, 2011), ANR will be soliciting proposals for CE advisor and specialist positions. This supplemental call aims to address programmatic gaps that were not previously identified or that have...
ANR news blog
UCCE takes part in 2012 EcoFarm Conference
Posted 2/9/2012 -
A daylong bus tour offered as part of the annual EcoFarm Conference at Asilomar Feb. 1-4 was led by representatives from Organic Ag Advisors, Community Alliance with Family Farmers and UC Cooperative Extension, according to a post by Caitlin Keller on...
Urban chickens are fun and a current fad
Posted 2/8/2012 -
Cities throughout the United States and Canada are reforming land-use and health policies to allow and encourage urban agriculture - including raising chickens, wrote Josie Garthwaite in the New York Times.
Among her sources for the story was the...
California farmers can meet world food challenges
Posted 2/7/2012 -
California agriculture is poised to match the growing demands of the world's booming population and expanding wealth, concluded AgAlert editor Ching Lee in her story about the California Ag Summit last week at UC Davis.
Asking where agriculture is...
Not all blueberries are alike
Posted 2/6/2012 -
As blueberries have become more a popular plant for home gardening, variety choices have blossomed, wrote Laura Christman in the Redding Record Searchlight.
When it comes to flavor it's hard to go wrong with any variety of homegrown blueberry, said...
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Announcements
Reduced OASDI rate in Feb. 1 payroll
Posted 1/31/2012 -
On Dec. 23, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. Included in the Act was a provision that temporarily reduced the OASDI (Social Security's Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) withholding...
Nominate an innovative farmer or ag educator
Posted 1/20/2012 -
Nominations are open for the 2012 Pedro Ilic Awards, which honor an outstanding farmer and an agricultural educator who are dedicated to small-scale farming.
The deadline for nominations is Jan. 31.
The awards are named for Fresno County farm advisor...
Rangeland conservation summit set for Jan. 19-20
Posted 12/9/2011 -
Ranchers, environmentalists, researchers and regulators will come together at UC Davis Jan. 19-20 for the Range Research Symposium and California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Summit to explore new research and share their varied interests and common...