Food Blog

The Food Blog covers our latest research and extension work to advance and optimize the production and vitality of California's abundant agricultural commodities.

UC SFN Community Education Specialist performs outreach at a farm in Fresno County

Report: Groundwater challenges for California’s small-scale farmers expose regulation risks

July 29, 2026

By Summer J Cortez

Researchers at the UC Small Farms Network and the Community Alliance with Family Farmers document the challenges facing small-scale farms with groundwater regulations.

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UC offers toddlers free milk to study health impacts of whole milk versus low-fat milk

July 27, 2026

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers are studying how the type of milk two-year-olds drink affects their health, growth and development.

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Registration open for Central Coast Organic Agriculture Conference Sept. 15-16

July 20, 2026

By Caroline D Champlin

UC ANR is hosting a free conference to strengthen organic agriculture across California's Central Coast.

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On left is a tall mound of almond hulls at the end of a conveyer running from an almond processing plant. On right are three machines, side by side, with trays full of nuts

Could bioeconomy unlock new value from existing resources?

July 16, 2026

By Ria DeBiase

ARE Update explores whether California's emerging bioeconomy could create new value from the state's biological resources while strengthening rural economies.

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Two bowls of chips, one orange tinged and one plain yellow

That avocado oil chip you’re eating may not be made with pure avocado oil

July 15, 2026

By Amy Quinton

UC researchers tested processed foods marketed as containing avocado oil and found 48 of the 54 avocado oil-labeled products were adulterated with cheaper oils.

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