Food Blog

In the fields around the Egyptian city of Minya Al-Qamh, port of wheat in Arabic, a boy rubbed his eyes wearily as he helped his father irrigate their crops at 2 a.m. when they could access the scarce water that reached their farm, located at the tail end of the canal.

Health and nutrition experts generally recommend that all adults fill half their plates with fruit and vegetables as part of a healthy meal.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, University of California scientists are conducting research on cover crops in rice, and they are sharing their expanded findings with growers through field days and educational materials.

Grazing sheep and other livestock can help convert cover crops to fertilizer for orchard crops.

Serving slices of watermelon on the Fourth of July is a long-standing tradition at some facilities within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.