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UC ANR is selling Faulkner Farm in Santa Paula and seeking 40 to 70 acres on the Oxnard Plain to expand Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
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UC ANR seeks new, larger property for Hansen Agricultural REC

October 26, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
After many years of discussion and on the recommendation of the Hansen Advisory Board, UC ANR has decided to sell the 27-acre historic Faulkner Farm in Santa Paula, the home of the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC) since 1997. The property went up for sale on Sept. 21, 2020.
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Internal recruitment underway for UCCE Riverside director

October 23, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR leadership has opened an internal call for those interested in assuming the role of County Director (CD) for Riverside County beginning Jan. 2, 2021. This call is open to all UC ANR employees regardless of staff or academic status.
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Pre-pandemic, Farmer Al sells products to visitors at Frog Hollow Farms. Agritourism operations have faced drastic business disruptions.
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UC SAREP receives USDA grant to strengthen local food networks

October 22, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
With the emergence of shelter-in-place directives at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, California's small-scale direct-marketing farms and agritourism operations faced drastic and immediate disruptions to operations causing major losses in revenue and layoffs for staff.
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