UC Food Blog
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE educators and promotoras teach children gardening to encourage healthy eating
When local promotoras - volunteer health workers - team with CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Cooperative Extension educators, magic happens in school gardens. Trained by Ceres Partnership for Healthy Families in Stanislaus County, promotoras encourage...
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Organic alfalfa hay cost study released
A new study that outlines costs and returns of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay has been released by UC Cooperative Extension, the UC Agricultural Issues Center and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource...
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CattleCal podcast launched for cattle ranchers
Cattle ranchers have a new source for cattle research news from UC Cooperative Extension. CattleCal podcast is produced by Pedro Carvalho, UC Cooperative Extension feedlot management specialist; Brooke Latack, UC Cooperative Extension livestock...
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Building institutional markets for plant-based proteins
This spring, the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP) is joining a nationwide effort led by the non-profit Health Care Without Harm to build new markets in the healthcare sector for locally...
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Fighting hunger and building planet health go hand in hand
University leaders, faculty and students from across the U.S. and around the world are working together to tackle a complex set of challenges that prevent millions of people from getting enough of the right foods. In March 2021, UC Davis, the UC Global...
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How do you feel about gene editing in livestock?
Participate in a genome-editing webinar and survey April 17 The health and well-being of animals can be improved with genome-editing technology, but only if people trust and accept the methods. “A number of breeding methods, including...
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Jobseekers get fresh start with JobTrain, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Jailene Mendoza is excited to start her new job as a medical assistant in sports medicine in Palo Alto, a job she landed after completing training with JobTrain. After her job ended at the Housing Office at California State University,...
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Pistachio production costs outlined in UC study
The popularity of pistachios as a healthy snack continues to drive demand. California's pistachio crop was valued at $1.94 billion in 2019, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. For growers considering planting an orchard,...
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Will California remain leader in U.S. agricultural production?
New book shows how California has led the nation in farm sales since 1948 and explores future challenges "California Agriculture: Dimensions and Issues" by the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics details the past, present and...
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UCCE nutrition educators teach farmworker families about healthy eating
UC ANR partners with state and local organizations to improve urban communities. This story is one in a series about the impact of these partnerships. The Farmworker Institute of Education and Leadership Development (FIELD), founded by Cesar...