Blogs

A Trip to Hansen REC

Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center is located in Santa Paula near Ventura on California's Central Coast. It is a microcosm of Ventura County's rich agricultural heritage, down to the nineteenth-century Faulkner House and historic barns and...

Research Advisory Committees at RECs

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division currently operates nine Research and Extension Centers. The system of Centers supports field research, education and extension activities and provides solutions to today's...

Impacts of the RECs

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division operates nine Research and Extension Centers (RECs) covering rich and unique resources across the state. The Centers support field research, education and extension activities to...

Field Day at Desert REC

An agronomic crops Field Day for local growers was held at Desert Research and Extension Center (DREC) on April 17. Participants were given a tour of the Center. In addition to seeing the alfalfa, sudangrass and desert winter row crops currently in the...

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Grazing and Vegetation Monitoring Training at SFREC

During the week of Monday, April 7, a three-day Grazing and Vegetation Monitoring Training for USDA National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservationists was held at Sierra Foothill REC (SFREC). Cooperative Extension Specialist Emeritus and UC...

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