http://ucanr.org/blogs/ANRReportLite/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed News for UC ANR employees. en-us UC ANR http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:59:10 PST Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:59:10 PST The severe budget cuts require ANR to examine every program in relation to our core mission and Strategic Vision, and to evaluate the efficiency of our existing structures. One result of this examination is the difficult decision to end a long and productive relationship with the California Sea Grant College. ANR advisors working as part of the California Sea Grant College have made important contributions over the many years of the partnership. Our intent is that all current CE advisors will...... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:59:10 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1988&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1988 Barbara Allen-Diaz, AVP – Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives, announced that Sharon Junge, interim director of the 4-H Youth Development Program, has retired effective Oct. 31. Junge will return on Dec. 1 on a part-time appointment to lead the Healthy Families and Communities Initiative and to serve as interim director of 4-H. Lucia Kaiser, CE specialist and Human Resources Program Leader, has consented to serve as interim director for 4-H until Junge returns.... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:14:38 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1941&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1941 As previously announced by VP Dooley, two new business operations centers are being established to serve ANR programs. Both business operations centers are being established Jan. 1. Staffing will take place throughout the spring, based on staffing level recommendations by the Administrative Review Council and approval by VP Dooley. Cherie McDougald, currently Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the Central Valley Regional Office of Cooperative Extension, will lead the Business Operations...... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:08:52 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1940&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1940 Vice President Dan Dooley sent an e-mail to ANR colleagues on Oct. 22 clarifying some points of ANR's restructuring and realignment of resources with the strategic initiatives. He also announced formation of the Executive Working Group, along with more details about the new structure. Read the full text of Dooley’s Oct. 22 announcement at http://ucanr.org/pdfs/10-22-09.pdf. A page of frequently asked questions about the restructuring has been developed. It is posted on the Web at...... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:20:21 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1910&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1910 VP Dooley held a town hall conference call on Oct. 6 to discuss the restructuring of ANR to accommodate the Division’s reduced state funding while focusing our limited resources on the strategic vision initiatives. To view a recording of the town hall, go to http://breeze.ucdavis.edu/p11916522/. Dooley’s Power Point presentation from the town hall can be downloaded at http://ucanr.org/pdfs/DMDTownHall.ppt. Over the past few weeks, Dooley has announced decisions to restructure the executive...... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:01:14 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1844&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1844 Talking points about ANR’s restructuring to meet budget reductions and to achieve the ANR Strategic Vision are available at http://ucanr.org/pdfs/restructure09tp.pdf. The talking points include the ANR Strategic Vision statement, our $9 million budget reduction, and the restructuring of regions and statewide programs. They also list the programs that will be closed, and the five strategic initiatives under which ANR resources and efforts will be aligned. As the division evolves through the...... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:52:48 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1843&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1843 The ANR human resources office has posted links to the latest furlough information from ANR and the UC Office of the President, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside and UC Davis on its Web site. The furlough information may be found by going to http://ucanr.org/furlough. For future reference, it can also be found by going to the human resources Web page or by typing "furlough" in the ucanr.org Web site's search box.... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:19:33 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1709&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed jewarnert@ucdavis.edu(Jeannette E. Warnert) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1709 In an effort to provide support to UC employees during these challenging times, a workgroup was convened at the Office of the President to research and gather information about resources available to faculty and staff to assist them through the furlough/salary reduction period.The team gathered Systemwide, local and external resource information for the following areas: •      Health and Welfare Programs •      Financial Resources, including Retirement Savings and Loan Programs •      Staff and...... Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:18:00 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1701&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed jewarnert@ucdavis.edu(Jeannette E. Warnert) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1701 Daniel M. Dooley, senior vice president -- External Relations, and vice president -- Agriculture and Natural Resources, announced the first changes in ANR related to the 2009-10 budget reductions. As a part of the budget reductions and after careful consideration and evaluation,  the executive office of the Vice President and the Office of Government and External Relations will be restructured. The Office of the Associate Vice President (Rick Standiford) will be eliminated and its...... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:50:11 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1673&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1673 UCOP has updated the FAQs regarding the UC Furlough/Salary Reduction Program as of August 25. To read answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the plan and how it will be implemented, click on the link below. The answers are subject to change as operational details are finalized. Additional FAQs will be added as information becomes available. http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/budget/?page_id=87... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:10:40 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1585&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1585 At the July 15-16 UC regents meeting, Sr. VP External Relations and VP ANR Dan Dooley presented the “Strategic Vision for the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources” and the regents approved the salary reduction and furlough policy proposed by President Yudof to cope with state budget cuts. Dooley briefed the ANR community on these topics and answered questions at an online town hall on July 17, 9 - 10 a.m. To view a recording of this town hall, log on to...... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:00:02 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1532&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1532 To view the ANR Strategic Vision PowerPoint that VP Dooley presented to the Board of Regents, click here and select "open." Click on the slide to advance. To download the PowerPoint, select "save."... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:59:06 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1533&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1533 At the July 15-16 UC regents meeting, Sr. Vice President-External Relations and VP-ANR Dooley presented the "Strategic Vision for the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources." The regents also announced a salary reduction and furlough policy to cope with state budget cuts. Dooley will brief the ANR community on these topics at an online town hall July 17, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. To join, log on to https://breeze.ucdavis.edu/anrtownhall/. Due to the limited number of lines, everyone is...... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:50:35 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1515&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1515 UC President Mark Yudof has issued a letter to the UC community announcing that the Regents declared an extreme financial emergency for UC and approved the proposal Yudof shared for a one-year systemwide furlough plan, effective Sept. 1, 2009. Read the letter here.  ... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:35:54 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1516&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1516   VP Dan Dooley presented the ANR Strategic Vision to the UC Regents on July 15. To view his PowerPoint presentation, go to http://ucanr.org/StratVision7-09.ppt and then select open. (Click slide to advance the presentation.) To download, select save instead of open.... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:28:22 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1514&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1514 Today, during UCOP’s regular First Friday breakfast buffet in the lobby, Lorrie Mandoriao and Pam Kan-Rice hosted a table to answer questions about ANR, giving away bookmarks, screen sweeps and sticky pads publicizing the ucanr.org Web site. While most people didn’t know that UC Cooperative Extension serves every county in the state (except Alpine), others told us they enjoy reading California Agriculture journal online. One woman said she printed out the pest control......
]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:48:34 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1366&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1366 We're reusing the banners from the ANR Statewide Conference. By hanging them in the UC Office of the President lobby, we hope to educate our coworkers about what ANR does. Karey Windbiel-Rojas of IPM also let us borrow a kiosk, which people are using....
]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:13:38 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1353&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1353 ANR has formed the UC Animal Welfare Advisory Council, which is comprised of veterinarians, animal science professionals, and other experts from the University of California system, the California State University system, Colorado State University and the private sector. The group will review issues of animal welfare related to agriculture and make science-based recommendations to improve the welfare of livestock and poultry. Members of the council are as follows: Daniel M. Dooley...... Fri, 22 May 2009 13:48:32 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1314&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1314 Introduction to Advocacy Through Education training webinar The online Introduction to Advocacy Webinars were offered in January and early February. You can watch a recording of the program. As part of this webinar, Steve Nation, executive director of ANR Governmental & External Relations, explains the objectives of educating policymakers and the public about the ways all Californians benefit from ANR research and extension programs. He talks about the difference between advocacy (through......
]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:47:02 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=994&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=994 U.S. Congressman Dennis Cardoza joined Merced County 4-H members to conduct the 4-H National Science Experiment during the annual “Lights on Afterschool” event Oct. 16 in Merced. The event was part of a national 4-H effort to promote the importance of science education. At the invitation of Richard Mahacek, UC Cooperative Extension 4-H advisor in Stanislaus County, Cardoza and the youth examined the properties of water-absorbing polymers or hydrogels, which can be used for......
]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:29:52 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=780&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=780 California strawberries are making their debut in China during the Beijing Olympics. Watsonville-based California Giant Berry Farms and Driscoll’s were both selected to ship fresh strawberries to China for the Olympic Games California Giant grows the Albion variety, which was developed at the UC Davis Watsonville Strawberry Research Facility. The deep red berry with its sweet aroma and flavor has become extremely popular since it was commercially introduced in 2006.......
]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:31:22 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=549&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=549 Janie Duran, office manager for the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center, is packing her bags for a trip to Beijing, China, where she will watch her daughter Andrea, 24, compete for the pinnacle of women’s softball achievement - Olympic gold. Andrea was a softball standout at Selma High School, where her uniform number 2 has been retired. The third-baseman played softball for UCLA and was instrumental in the team’s 2003 and 2004 College World Series victories. Her senior......
]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:54:11 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=509&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=509 In the May 2 issue of AgAlert, strawberry grower Daren Gee attributes the growth in Santa Maria strawberry acreage to UC's introduction of its Albion variety. "Albion is probably the most consumer-friendly berry that has ever been produced by the university," Gee said. "It not only has that deep red color, but it also has a flavor to match. It ships extremely well, so these are some elements of berries that are very helpful to the consumer--especially when I can actually......
]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 10:32:46 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=72&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=72 In October 2004, we took President Dynes to Silacci Dairy in Sonoma County, where advisor Stephanie Larson and former advisor Dayna Ghirardelli talked about their water quality projects at the dairy. I read in the May 23 issue of AgAlert that the Silacci family had to shut down the dairy. They had used 50,000 old tires to stabilize a hillside 50 years ago. But a change in the law in 1989 made it illegal for anyone besides a tire facility to stockpile more than 500 tires. The state paid for......
]]> Wed, 30 May 2007 11:16:53 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=70&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=70 In my home snail mail, I got a warning postcard from CDFA with John Kabashima's photos on it … photos that he took of the insect, not photos of John. The card said to be on the lookout for diaprepes. Could John be the heir apparent to Jack Kelly Clark?...
]]> Fri, 11 May 2007 16:29:51 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=49&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=49 This shameless plug for shopping at farmers markets is from Lyra, aka the Sustainable Wonkette.... I hope you're all green with envy, because I just walked out of a meeting at UC Davis today and bought a pound of gorgeous, juicy orange-pink apricots. Fresh apricots remind me of summers at our farm in Yuba City and my little sister's pink freckled shoulders. The ones I ate today were delicious and were sold by a farmer who brought his fruit from San Joaquin County to UCD's East Quad Farmers......
]]> Thu, 10 May 2007 17:55:09 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=47&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=47 At the President's Advisory Commission meeting on April 26, four people gave presentations related to the Farm Bill, which is now being discussed by Congress for reauthorization. One of the presenters was Julian Alston, a UCD ag economist, who gave us a little history lesson. I was surprised to learn that 40 percent of the $125 billion Farm Bill in 2005 was spent on food stamps and school lunches. I didn't know those programs were part of the Farm Bill. I also didn't know that the...... Fri, 04 May 2007 16:59:18 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=37&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=37 This blog is being launched with voodoo poo poo. On April 16, North Coast and Mountain Region director Kim Rodrigues (K-Rod) took Tom Tomich, new director of the UCD Agricultural Sustainability Institute and SAREP, on a tour of sustainability projects in Mendocino and Lake counties. I tagged along for the first day. Included are some photos taken directly from the camera and posted. If Jack Clark and Mike Poe are viewing, gentlemen, start your cringing. We started at Hopland Research......
]]> Tue, 01 May 2007 16:49:38 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=33&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pskanrice@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Kan-Rice) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=33