UC Food Blog
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Teaching Kitchen course helps improve college students’ food security
Cooperative Extension researcher: Nutrition course a boon for UC Berkeley students College students across the nation are struggling to meet their basic food needs. Within the University of California system of 280,000 students, 38% of undergraduate...
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New tool calculates crop rotation costs, benefits for California rice growers
UC researchers studying how practice can help farmers manage drought, pests, other challenges Due to severe water shortages, rice acres planted in California plummeted by 37% from 2021 to 2022, according to numbers released recently by the U.S....
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Books, videos and songs highlight Native views on ‘thanksgiving’
UC takes some first steps in addressing historical wrongs Thanksgiving can be a time of celebration, gratitude and sharing. It is also often a time when people assist the most vulnerable in our communities, through donations to food banks, volunteer...
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New interactive web tools help growers cope with climate change
UCCE, USDA California Climate Hub launch CalAgroClimate decision-support tool Climate and weather variability pose increasing risks to farmers. As world leaders gather in Egypt at COP27 to address the climate crisis, University of California...
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Asian citrus psyllid study: Vigilance urged but ‘no cause for panic’
Preliminary results indicate 3.5% of ACP collected showed signs of bacterium that can cause huanglongbing An ongoing study in the commercial citrus groves of coastal Southern California is looking at whether Asian citrus psyllids – the...
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Virtual course on nitrogen management in organic production offered by UCCE
Growers of organic vegetables and strawberries across California are invited to attend an online training to learn how to manage nitrogen fertilization. UC Cooperative Extension is offering the three-part Nitrogen Planning and Management...
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UC Davis awarded grant to advance strawberry breeding, genetic tools
The $6.2 million grant centers on protecting crops in the future The federal government is awarding $6.2 million to University of California, Davis, to study how to use breeding and genetic information to protect strawberry crops from future diseases...
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San Diego avocado growers look to Cooperative Extension experts to manage water costs
San Diego County used to be home to nearly 25,000 acres of avocado trees but today there are about 14,000. The drastic decrease is largely due to rising costs associated with avocado production, namely the cost of water. On September 28, avocado growers...
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New UC study helps growers estimate cover crop costs and potential benefits
Cover crops offer many potential benefits – including improving soil health – but not knowing the costs can be a barrier for growers who want to try this practice. To help growers calculate costs per acre, a new study on the costs and...
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Pitahaya/dragon fruit growers gather to learn from UCCE research and each other
Once you know what a dragon fruit looks like, you will never forget it. The bright red, sometimes yellow or purple, scaly skin makes for a dramatic appearance. One that will surely leave an impression. The flesh ranges from white to a deep pink...