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  • From left are researchers Mark Lundy, Kalyn Taylor and Taylor Becker, at the time all in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, observing plots of wheatgrass. The photo was taken in 2019, during the second year of a three-year experiment to compare the benefits and disadvantages of perennial wheatgrass with tilled annual wheat and no-till annual wheat in California's Central Valley. Photo: UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
    No-till annual wheat better for soil health in California’s climate

    Nov 22, 2023

    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Food
  • A recently published study states that management policies continue to prioritize fire suppression over preventative measures, such as prescribed fire. Photo by Evett Kilmartin
    Reforms needed to expand prescribed burns

    Nov 15, 2023

    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • Rachel Surls has worked with the UC Master Gardener Program to educate the public about issues such as preventing the spread of citrus diseases from backyards to farms.
    Rachel Surls has cultivated a healthier LA County through gardens

    Nov 14, 2023

    • Food
    • Health
    • Yard & Garden
  • Post-doc Hamid Jafarbiglu (center) flies a drone in the field.
    Researchers create app to help drones improve farm efficiency

    Oct 30, 2023

    • Agriculture
    • Food
    • Innovation
  • More than 80 children, ages 5 through 12, enjoyed a four-week day camp exploring a wide range of topics related to agriculture and natural resources. Photo by Evett Kilmartin
    Ag-Venture campers dive ‘head first’ into agriculture, natural resources

    Aug 30, 2023

    • 4-H
    • Agriculture
    • Family
    • Food
  • At the MORE campus garden, a program participant holds up a fava bean root to show its nitrogen nodules. Photo by Tracy Celio
    Adults with disabilities learn nutrition, grow gardening and cooking skills

    Aug 21, 2023

    • Family
    • Food
    • Health
    • Yard & Garden
  • The Formosan subterranean termite is
    Cooperative Extension advisor, UC experts tackle ‘nightmare’ termite

    Jun 28, 2023

    • Health
    • Pest Management
  • Graduate students test moisture content of leaves and twigs from dried shrubs.
    Cooperative Extension fire advisor and UC graduate students gather around the fire

    Jun 3, 2023

    • Environment
    • Health
  • A UC Davis study finds most private label avocado oils are either rancid or adulterated. No enforceable standards for avocado oil exist yet. Photo from Getty Images
    Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils

    May 24, 2023

    • Agriculture
    • Food
  • Researchers interviewed 14 cannabis farmers to identify major themes around their relationships with land use, and used those themes to generate predictors for models of land use change. Photo by Hekia Bodwitch
    Exploring the complexities of cannabis farming in rural areas

    May 18, 2023

    • Agriculture
    • Economic Development
    • Environment
  • In a survey of California households, 85% of respondents reported that they were concerned about the long-term reliability of their water supply. Photo by Sandra Seitamaa, Unsplash
    Residents’ water security concerns could spur climate adaptations

    May 17, 2023

    • Environment
    • Health
  • UC Cooperative Extension specialist Florent Trouillas examines a cherry tree in Lodi for potential pathogens. Photo by Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis
    Winter atmospheric rivers gave pathogens, diseases path to infect crops

    May 15, 2023

    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Food
  • Ewes and lambs graze in February 2021 on a Hopland Research and Extension Center pasture that was burned in the 2018 River Fire. UC Davis researchers analyzed meat, wool, soil, plant and water samples to assess the risk of metal contamination in sheep grazed on recently burned pasture regrowth. Photo: Valerie Eviner.
    Lambs grazing on pastures after wildfire show no significant adverse effects

    May 15, 2023

    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Food
    • Health
    • Natural Resources
  • UC Climate Steward Rose Brazil-Few is growing a compost program in Chico. Photo courtesy of Rose Brazil-Few
    UC Climate Steward: ‘It’s the most fulfilling work’

    Apr 21, 2023

    • Environment
  • Few primary care providers screened for food insecurity during the pandemic and screening rates were lower during virtual appointments, according to a UC Davis study led by Cooperative Extension specialist Cassandra Nguyen. (Getty)
    Fewer than 10% of patients screened for food insecurity during pandemic

    Apr 11, 2023

    • Food
    • Health
  • Researchers flooded two Thompson seedless grape vineyards at UC ANR's Kearney Research and Extension Center in Parlier. Photo by Elad Levintal
    Study offers insights on reducing nitrate contamination from groundwater recharge

    Mar 22, 2023

    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • Cooperative Extension Specialist Safeeq Khan adjusts research instrumentation, which will help assess how vegetation changes from forest management affect water quantity in the local watershed. Photo courtesy of Placer County Water Agency
    French Meadows partnership completes fourth season of work

    Mar 8, 2023

    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • The new UCCE director in the tri-county region, David Gonzalves brings a wealth of experience working within city and county government, as well as the UC.
    Gonzalves begins as new UC Cooperative Extension director for Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties

    Mar 2, 2023

    • 4-H
    • Agriculture
    • Economic Development
    • Food
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  • This tree is infected with the fungal pathogen that causes pine ghost canker, which can be fatal for trees. Photo by Akif Eskalen, UC Davis
    Fungi that causes pine ghost canker detected in Southern California trees

    Feb 27, 2023

    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • In December 2022, the UC acquired a 114-acre farm property in Camarillo to serve as the new home of UC ANR's Hansen Research and Extension Center. Photo by Annemiek Schilder
    Agricultural research and education center moving to new site in Ventura County

    Feb 15, 2023

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