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  • In this restoration treatment, encroaching conifers are removed from an oak woodland to bolster fire resilience. Photo by Jared Gerstein
    Free wildfire publication simplifies understanding fuel-reduction permits on private land

    Jun 28, 2022

    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • Production consultant Cary Crum, on right, advises agronomists at Bowles Farming in Los Banos on soil health management practices including using cover crops and reduced disturbance tillage for cotton.
    Soil health in California cotton fields explored in video series

    Mar 10, 2022

    • Agriculture
    • Natural Resources
  • A new suggests that low-density stands that largely eliminate tree competition are key to creating forests resilient to stressors such as severe wildfire, drought and bark beetles. Photo by Elena Zhukova
    Just what is a ‘resilient’ forest, anyway?

    Jan 19, 2022

    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • Chickens perch and graze inside the tractor on a UC Davis research plot.
    Scientists to see whether chickens boost soil health, increase profits on organic vegetable farms

    Apr 16, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • During June and July 2020, the 4-H youth joined the Healthy Living Team to become “Disease Detectives,” participating in the virtual UC 4-H Statewide Epidemiology Project.
    4-H youth become 'Disease Detectives' in statewide epidemiology project

    Sep 16, 2020

    • 4-H
    • Health
    • Innovation
  • A screen shot from an episode of Soil Health Connection on YouTube. Sarah Light, upper left, and Liz Harper interview Tom Johnson, an agronomist at Kamprath Seed.
    UC Cooperative Extension and Colusa RCD launch 'Soil Health Connection'

    Sep 3, 2020

    • Agriculture
  • An instrumented forest restoration site in the Middle Fork of the American River Basin. Photo by Safeeq Khan
    New research clarifies impacts of timber harvest on sediment in watersheds

    Aug 11, 2020

    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • Ph.D. student Mike Johnson uses Evalutree to assess the health and economic value of oak woodlands.
    New mobile app identifies hazardous trees for public safety

    Jul 21, 2020

  • Agricultural employers are asked to share successful strategies as well as challenges for protecting workers from COVID-19. Photo by Hector Amezcua
    UC conducts survey of COVID-19 prevention on farms

    Jun 12, 2020

    • Agriculture
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    Joining forces to promote child health and wellness

    Nov 6, 2017

  • PhD student Daniel Rath teaches principles of soil aggregates at Russell Ranch's recent Soil Health Workshop
    Powers of microbes: UC Davis graduate students get creative to teach farmers about soil microbiology

    Aug 23, 2017

  • UC research in The Gambia has revealed microbial changes in breast milk characteristics during the country's two distinct seasons - when food supplies differ significantly. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    Changes in breast milk sugars impact babies’ health and growth

    Feb 8, 2017

  • Farmers and industry professionals gather at a UC Cooperative Extension field day at the Tellarico Farm in Manteca, Calif.
    Planet-friendly orchard recycling makes money sense

    Oct 20, 2016

  • Amélie Gaudin, assistant professor of agroecology at UC Davis.
    Agroecology, internationally and at home

    Apr 6, 2016

  • Winning team, Ag for Hire, brainstorms their app at the Apps for Ag Hackathon with the World Food Center. (Photo: Brad Hooker)
    Hackers compete for best ag app

    Dec 17, 2015

  • Trees killed by bark beetles on the Stanislaus National Forest in 1992. (Photo: Jack Kelly Clark)
    Forest and tree health in a time of drought

    Jun 8, 2015

  • Cattle need special care in times of drought.
    Tips for cattle health and safety during dry times

    Aug 26, 2014

  • President Napolitano joins UCLA student Ian Davies in student-run garden.
    President Napolitano launches UC Global Food Initiative

    Jul 9, 2014

  • UC Davis wildlife epidemiologist Terra Kelly with a golden eagle.
    California's lead ammunition ban was product of years of research

    Oct 31, 2013

  • Bruce German
    UC Davis decoding mother's milk for clues to lasting health

    Oct 15, 2013

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