UC Delivers

UC Delivers is a collection of examples showing how UC ANR is making a difference in California's communities.

UC Delivers is managed by UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation. For instructions on how to write a UC Delivers Post, click here. For instructions on how to submit a post, you can download this PDF. Please contact Christina Becker at christina.becker@ucop.edu for more information.

UCCE Los Angeles improves food security

June 21, 2019

By Natalie M Price

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers a household to be food insecure if it experiences either: low food security reports a reduction in the quality, variety, or desirability of diet, or very low food security reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and...

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Ag Innovations Conference organizer Surendra Dara speaking to attendees about the potential of biologicals

Increasing understanding and use of biologicals

May 28, 2019

The term biologicals in agriculture refers to biocontrol agents such as parasitic wasps and predatory arthropods, microbial and botanical pesticides, biostimulants and other bio-based inputs used for pest management or improving crop health and productivity.

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Image of Tribal Food Security Team overlooking Spring Creek at the headwaters of the Klamath River.

UC ANR partners with Karuk, Yurok, and Klamath tribes to improve food security

May 28, 2019

By Jennifer Sowerwine

Tribes in the Klamath River Basin are among the poorest and most food insecure in the US despite great ecological diversity and a history of plentiful foods including salmon, deer, elk, acorns, mushrooms, and berries.

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Dr. Peter Larbi interacting with student volunteers to demonstrating spray coverage during workshop.

UC lab increases student awareness of ag spray application engineering

May 28, 2019

By Peter A Larbi

After attending a summer workshop at the Agricultural Application Engineering Lab, 97% of student participants in the Reedley College Upward Bound program reported learning much or very much about spray engineering basics.

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Exercise dance class participants in action!

Bailoterapia helps fight obesity among Kings County families

May 28, 2019

By Vikram Koundinya

Many rural communities in California are finding inspiring solutions to the obesity crisis by leveraging local community strengths to promote healthy living. Kings County in California is largely a rural county with 80% of SNAP-Ed adults overweight or obese.

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