ANR Employee News

Kenneth W. Tate, UC Cooperative Extension specialist and professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, died unexpectedly on June 5, 2025.

 Director of county Cooperative Extension elevated programs in 29-year UC ANR careerIn 1991, during Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty’s very first week as a “4-H agent” in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, she got a memorable hint of the deep passion that participants have for the youth development program.Before her…

The California Agritourism Summit brought together farmers, academics, officials and tourism promoters in San Diego on May 14-15 with a common goal: to connect rural communities with urban communities and open new paths for small producers.

Bettiga honored with ASEV Merit Award  Larry Bettiga, UC Cooperative Extension viticulture farm advisor for Monterey County, will deliver the prestigious American Society for Enology and Viticulture Merit Award presentation at the 2025 ASEV National Conference, taking place June 16-19 in…

 Show us your work world! UC ANR staff, academics and employees are invited to submit original photos highlighting their work and experiences in one or more of five categories: Agricultural Landscape, Nature, Urban Landscape, Family and Friends, and A Day in the Field. You can enter up to …