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The Ventura County Fair will be here before you know it - August 2 - 13. CWA will have a booth and lend a huge hand at the Agriculture Building. Drop us a line if you'd like to be a part of the Fair Fun! Sign up to help host the Ag Building: https://doodle . com/poll/awua4t6iyy98myq6
If you know any ambitious young students who understand agriculture and like to win a little cash prize, here's their chance...
Full details can be found on page 23 of the Agriculture Department Entry Guide at VenturaCountyFair.org/fair/entryguides/.
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Exciting news from Ventura College Agriculture Department! At our July meeting, we were joined by Ms. Annika Forrester of Ventura College. Among other things, she shared news of an exciting new opportunity at VC- the new Ag Supervisor Development Program. This new certificate program targets the front line agriculture supervisor, teaching a wealth of skills necessary for managing staff in the increasingly diverse world of Ventura County Agriculture. These classes target the front-line field supervisor, and will be taught in Spanish. They will focus on management skills, set in an agricultural environment filled with the challenges of compliance, health issues, pesticide management, and more, The attached article will give you further information and includes contact information for you or anyone who may be interested. For details, please call Annika Forrester: 805-640-2525. |
Welcome Aboard, Dr. Charles-Tollerup!
Dr. Jennifer Charles-Tollerup, the incoming Agriculture Instructor at Ventura College, brings a diverse set of experiences including 5 years in agricultural production systems, 4 years in agricultural research and education, 6 years in community college instruction as well as appointments in program development. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Riverside in Entomology with a concentration in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Statistics along with a Bachelor's from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Biology and Environmental Studies with emphasis in Botany and Agroecology. Jennifer trained as an Apprentice in Ecological Horticulture at UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. She has worked on market gardens, family farms, and large scale operations in citrus, grapes, nurseries, strawberries, herbs, lettuces, and edible flowers. Jennifer has used her academic and professional experience to coordinate elementary school garden programs. Jennifer readily supports the mission of the community college, to transform lives through education. Her approach involves building relationships with students and with agriculture partners, connecting the two together, and launching students into their life's work in agriculture. Ventura County CWA looks forward to meeting the new professor and working with her to encourage local agriculture! More information about the Ventura College Agriculture Program can be found at http://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/academic/agriculture |
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SAVE CALIFORNIA FARMS!
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2017 Farm Day at Mesa Union School was a huge success!
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