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Aguiar completes journey from farm worker to farm advisor

June 22nd, 2020

Jose Luis Aguiar, who has been working as a vegetable crops small farm advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension in the Coachella Valley in Riverside County since 1992, will retire on July 1, 2020. "My job is one of the best jobs in the world.

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John Roncoroni examines silver leaf nightshade that he found in a vineyard.

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UC Cooperative Extension weed advisor John Roncoroni retires

June 22nd, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

After 38 years of service, John Roncoroni, UC Cooperative Extension advisor specializing in vineyard weed management in Napa County, plans to retire July 1.

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Rachel Elkins examines a pear rootstock trial in 2007.

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UCCE pear expert Rachel Elkins retires from 33-year career

June 22nd, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Rachel Elkins, UC Cooperative Extension pomology farm advisor for Lake and Mendocino counties, plans to retire from UC July 1 after 36 years, 33 years in her current position.

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Marjorie Hoy, first woman faculty member of the UC Berkeley Department of Entomology, looks for mites on a plant.

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In memoriam: Marjorie Hoy

June 22nd, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Marjorie Hoy, first woman faculty member of the UC Berkeley Department of Entomology, died on Friday June 19, 2020, in Colorado. She was 79.

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Annual whistleblower policy notification

June 19th, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The University of California is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct in the fulfillment of its education, research, public service and patient care mission.

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