UC Food Blog
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Could empty lots be growing food, economic opportunity?
UCCE scientists study feasibility of specialty crops for small urban growers The vacant lots around your neighborhood could be growing fruits and vegetables and making local produce more accessible – while reducing energy needed to transport and...
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Paper highlights how climate change challenges, transforms agriculture
As the climate continues to change, the risks to farming are only going to increase. That's the key takeaway from a recent paper published by a team that included UC Merced and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers. The paper dives into...
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Almond crop yields threatened by disease new to California
Detection of fungus causing red leaf blotch spurs call for grower vigilance Symptoms of red leaf blotch (RLB), a plant disease caused by the fungus Polystigma amygdalinum, have been observed for the first time in California across the Northern San...
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Diagnosing herbicide problems takes detective work
Field day offers examples, tips for solving the mystery A grower applies an herbicide to his tomato plants, or thinks a neighbor's treatment is drifting over her almond trees. A short time later, the leaves start to bleach or shrivel. Was it the...
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UC food-safety specialist tests biosensors to ensure safe produce
Ahmed El-Moghazy joined UC Agriculture and Natural Resources as a UC Cooperative Extension food safety specialist in February and is based at UC Riverside. Food safety, according to El-Moghazy, are measures that ensure food is free from...
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Report outlines top concerns in California organic agriculture
Organic Agriculture Institute needs assessment refines how it can address pressing challenges The explosive growth of organic agriculture in the U.S. – reflected in a 90% increase in organic farms from 2011 to 2021, according to U.S. Department...
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Postharvest Center: New research focus and outreach
Still providing the world with top-notch information UC Davis has been a leading source of information for people handling, packaging and transporting crops since the beginnings of the Postharvest Research and Extension Center in 1979. Now, the center...
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West Side REC study: A cradle of California regenerative agriculture
In 20-year study, UCCE specialist Mitchell, colleagues, growers advance no-till and cover cropping practices In the 1990s, long before “regenerative agriculture” was a buzzword and “soil health” became a cause...
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Controlled environment agriculture courses offered online
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education and The VINE launch indoor farming classes A new, comprehensive and advanced learning experience in indoor farming is now available for growers. The VINE, an initiative of University of California...
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New UC study estimates costs for growing coastal organic strawberries
A new study that can help growers and other readers estimate costs and potential returns for Central Coast organic strawberries was recently released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of...