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Houston Wilson, Ph.D.Founding Directorhwilson@ucanr.edu | 559-646-6519 | http://treecrops.ucr.edu/Houston Wilson is the Founding Director of the UC Organic Agriculture Institute, as well as an Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside. Over the past…

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Events Calendar

Workshops, field days, webinars and trainings to support organic agriculture in California, including those co-organized by UC OAI and those from partners.

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Work group appointed to speed California’s shift to safer pest management

March 29, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation and California Department of Food and Agriculture launched a new work group to accelerate the systemwide adoption of safer, sustainable pest control practices. Three UC ANR academics have been appointed to the work group.

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A video highlighting many of UC ANR's innovative approaches to achieve its mission in 2020 is now live on YouTube.

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Video reviews how UC ANR served California in 2020

January 13, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC ANR Strategic Communications' Linda Forbes and Ricardo Vela made a video highlighting many of UCANR's 2020 accomplishments. The video is posted on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9puxX_HAC1s and the script is below.

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Organics Still Gaining Ground in CA

January 6, 2021

Organic farming continues to expand in California and now includes more than 360 commodities, according to a new University of California report.

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Organic strawberries ranked second in California organic commodities with $202 million in sales value in 2016. Photo by Joji Muramoto

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Organic agriculture tops $3 billion in California farm gate sales

October 19, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Organic farming continues to expand in California and now includes more than 360 commodities, according to a new University of California report.

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