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University of California Division of Agriculture and
Natural Resources Barbara Allen-Diaz
Vice President 4-3-2013
UC ANR is a vital partner, working hand in hand with agriculture to: • enhance plant produc.vity and
health • provide growers with
scien.fically tested produc.on techniques and Californians with increased food safety
• protect the environment • protect the environment • enhance markets • help the balance of trade
UC ANR
• 3 colleges • 1 professional school • 9 Research and Extension Centers
• 8 statewide programs • Coopera.ve Extension Programs in every county
• 276 Coopera.ve Extension advisors and specialists
In 2011: • California farm revenue: $43.5
billion • Number of crops produced: 400+ • Number of crops that exceed
$1 billion in revenue: 11 • California ag exports: $44.7
billion • Farm revenues up by 15% over
2010 • 800,000 workers on 81,500 farms
California almond yields have nearly doubled and food safety has increased through prac.ces based in UC research and extension in: • Irriga.on • Nutrient delivery • Tree spacing • Canopy management
UC is the largest public holder of agricultural and biotech patents registered in the United States.
UC ANR researchers are working to meet tomorrow’s food demand with innova.ons in: • Animal care and breeding
• Plant varie.es • Irriga.on and nutrient delivery
• Pest and disease management prac.ces
“We’re going to have to produce more food in the next 40 years than we have the last 10,000. Some people say we’ll just add more land or more water. But we’re not going to (be able to) do much of either.” William Lesher, former USDA chief economist
“Our NaHon’s agricultural research enterprise is not prepared to meet the challenges that U.S. agriculture faces in the 21st century.”
PCAST Report, Dec. 2012
SOLVING THE CHILDHOOD HUNGER & OBESITY CRISIS
DOING MORE WITH LESS WATER
PCAST DECEMBER 2012 REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL PREPAREDNESS AND THE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH
ENTERPRISE
PCAST recommends that the United States increase its investment in agricultural research by a total of $700 million per year focusing on addressing the emerging challenges described above. This must be coupled with a corresponding increase in Coopera.ve Extension funding.
SEQUESTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET REDUCES FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR AGRICULTURE
Federal'Program! Impact!FY'11212'Allocations! 10%! '30%!
Smith!Lever!
County0based!programs!&!
research! $7.7M! $0.8M! $2.3M!
EFNEP! County0based!programs! $3.7M! $0.4M! $1.1M!
Hatch,!Animal!Health,!
McIntire! Campus0based!research! $7.6M! $0.8M! $2.3M!
CalFresh! County0based!programs! $6.7M! $0.7M! $2.0M!
!
FY’ 13-‐15 Es.mates
446
276
424
259 250
350
450
550
2000-‐01 2001-‐02 2002-‐03 2003-‐04 2004-‐05 2005-‐06 2006-‐07 2007-‐08 2008-‐09 2009-‐10 2010-‐11 2011-‐12
Academic FTE Staff FTE (non-‐academic Ltle codes, including program staff, program representaLves and administraLon)
2000-‐01 Permanent Budgeted FTE = 870.69
DUE TO STATE AND FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS ANR ACADEMIC AND STAFF PERSONNEL HAVE
DECREASED 38% SINCE 2000-2001
2011-‐12 Permanent Budgeted FTE = 535.77
PROGRAMMATIC IMPACTS OVER LAST DECADE
• Programma.c and administra.ve reduc.ons include:
– Integrated Pest Management Program – Sustainable Agricultural Research and Educa.on Program – Water Resources Center - Eliminated Coopera.ve Extension regional offices - Consolidated administra.ve units - Eliminated leadership posi.ons
• Pending reduc.ons due to Sequester and Federal Cuts
FINDING ALTERNATIVES – NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY
New posi.ons have recently been funded by: • Rice Research Board • California Pistachio
Research Board • California Table Grape
Commission We’re collabora.ng with the Citrus Research Board to fight the threat of ACP and Huanglongbing.
"Many of the developments necessary to meet these challenges are public goods and not easily moneHzed. These challenges require a strong public commitment to agricultural research [and extension], one that fosters a culture of innovaHon and excellence to address some of the greatest threats to U.S. long-‐term prosperity and security.”
-‐-‐ (From the PCAST Report.)
PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY ONLY GO SO FAR…