Sustainability and Rural, Urban Collaboration Key to Agriculture Economy in California, Says UCANR Head

March 3, 2016 | Rose Egelhoff

Dr. Glenda Humiston has been Vice President of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) for seven months, but she has been on farms throughout her life.

Growing up, Dr. Humiston’s family’s farm was just over 300 acres, with a small dairy, cow-calf operations, crops and a home garden to feed the family. But her parents had to work off-farm to make ends meet.

“It was a typical family farm story back then,” she says.

Dr. Humiston’s parents’ struggle fueled her interest in farm policy, an interest that was cemented during a Peace Corps stint in Tunisia where she helped set up a large, California-style dairy in an area without the infrastructure. Read More