Jack Pearlstein, President of Nurserymen's Exchange -- one of America's leading wholesale home and garden companies based in Half Moon Bay -- shows President Dynes how research from UC and other land-grant universities is helping revolutionize pest management and other industry practices in his greenhouses.

During a visit to Elkus Ranch, a 600-acre ranch donated to UC for educating youth about the environment, Dynes met with young adults who take part in the ranch's horticulture therapy programs. The program teaches gardening practices like transplanting and seed collection, with the hope that some students will be able to secure local employment as a result of their training. Elkus Ranch annually hosts more than 9,000 youth and adults who participate in a variety of educational programs -- including the UC-led 4-H program.