Food Blog

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is awarding $1.85 million to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources to increase technical assistance for California's organic farmers.

A new study suggests that drip irrigation for sweet corn can significantly conserve water, reduce fertilizer use and boost crop yield in the low desert of California and likely in other areas of the state with similar conditions.

Consumers save over $41 a month after attending UC Cooperative Extension nutrition workshops Consumers have seen their grocery bills rising over the last few months.

The 1000th tree okayed for growing by California's Citrus Clonal Protection Program happens to be the oldest living orange variety in the state. The program, housed at UC Riverside, is the first of its kind in the world.

A new, $5.25 million greenhouse is being built on the University of California, Davis, campus to safeguard an important grapevine collection from red blotch disease and other pathogens.