ANR Employees

Dear Colleagues,I’m pleased to share good news – Gov. Newsom and the State Legislature have finalized the state’s FY 2025-26 budget. The budget maintains the same level of funding for UC and UC ANR that we received last fiscal year. This is a remarkable improvement from earlier budget proposals that proposed…

Dear Colleagues,I am pleased to announce that the University of California will provide a general 3.2% salary increase for eligible policy-covered staff employees and academic appointees at all locations. UC President Drake confirmed the salary program today with the following details:Policy-covered…

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is now accepting proposals for its Wildfire Prevention Grants Program which funds local projects that focus on increasing the protection of people, structures, and communities. Activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire…

 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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released several competitive funding opportunities for FY25. Below are a few highlighted programs of interest each with a submission deadline of July 23, 2025. For the complete list of current BLM funding opportunities, please visit Grants.gov and search using the…

Vice President Glenda Humiston informs the UC ANR community that longtime colleague Ken Tate, a professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in rangeland science in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, has passed away unexpectedly.

News about the budget status of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), which funds our CalFresh Healthy Living, UC program.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is now accepting proposals for its National Conservation Lands – Management Studies Support Program (NCL-BLM). This program funds research that supports the long-term stewardship of BLM’s National Conservation Lands by improving our understanding of these areas’ natural…

Hannah Thompson has been named as the new director of the Nutrition Policy Institute. With Lorrene Ritchie retiring July 1, Wendi Gosliner will serve as interim director until Thompson begins in her new role on Sept. 1.

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA) is now accepting concept proposals for its Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Grant Program. This program supports on-farm demonstration and evaluation of biologically…

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, we spotlight Katie Low, UC ANR Fire Network statewide coordinator. The support Low has received throughout her career inspired her to give back by connecting students in forestry programs with professionals in the industry.

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 …

The University invites comments on proposed revisions to Section 230 of the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 230, Visiting Appointments.

On Thursday, May 29, the Assembly and the Senate honored UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., who will be retiring at the end of the academic year.

Meet new members of UC ANR.

UC ANR's 2024 Annual Report is now available online and in print.

Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, Director of County Cooperative Extension, is retiring at the end of June. While we launch a search for a new Director of County Cooperative Extension, Keith Nathaniel will serve in an interim capacity starting June 1.