Ventura County Sheriff’s Det. Robert DeLaCerda will talk about the Agricultural Crimes Unit of the Major Crimes Bureau when the Ventura County’s Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee meets on Wednesday, June
Join Lata Murti as she speaks with guests Jeff Wade, co-chair of San Luis Obispo (SLO) Food System Coalition (FSC) and Executive Director of Slow Money SLO, Shannon Klisch, co-chair of the SLO Food System Coalition and Academic Coordinator with UC Cooperative Extension in SLO and Santa Barbara Counties and Brent Burchett, Executive Director of San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau, SLOFood System Coalition Steering Committee Member. They will discuss the health and economic importance of building and maintaining a strong, sustainable local food system.You are invited to listen, learn and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to voices@kcbx.org.Broadcast date: 10/13/2022Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
UCANR
Pedro Carvalho joined UC ANR as a UC Cooperative Extension feedlot management specialist in the UC Davis Department of Animal Science, on Aug. 1. He is one of nine new academics to join UCANR in the last six months. Nine new advisers and specialists have joined the university in the last six months.
Nine new academics have joined the University of California s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the last six months.
Here s an introduction to each.
Douglas Amaral
Douglas Amaral joined UCCE in Kings and Tulare counties as pomology, water and soils adviser on Oct. 1, 2020. In his new role, Amaral will conduct a research and extension program on tree nut crops in Kings County, almond production in Tulare County, and plant-water-soil interactions for permanent tree and vine crops in both Kings and Tulare counties.