California food production

Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils

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

Researchers identify key markers to help professional retail buyers choose authentic products Avocado oil has become a popular choice for many people in recent years because of its heart-healthy benefits and versatility in cooking. However, not all...

Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 9:45 AM

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Author: Tiffany Dobbyn, UC Davis

Tags: avocado (5), avocado oil (1), avocados (9), cooking oil (1), food science (1), fst (1), oil (2), Selina Wang (2), UC Davis (60)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Food

Las comidas universales aumentan la participación y reducen el estigma

Las comidas escolares universales tienen el objetivo de mejorar el acceso de los estudiantes a las comidas saludables. Fotografía por USDA

La pandemia, con sus enormes desafíos puso en riesgo la alimentación y nutrición de los estadounidenses. Al inició de la crisis muchas familias perdieron el acceso a los alimentos saludables. Los niños no tuvieron...

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:58 AM

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Author: Katherine Lanca
Editor: Danielle L. Lee
Editor: Lorrene Ritchie
Editor: Wendi Gosliner

Focus Area Tags: Family, Food, Health

Winter atmospheric rivers gave pathogens, diseases path to infect crops

UC Cooperative Extension specialist Florent Trouillas examines a cherry tree in Lodi for potential pathogens. Photo by Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis

Outbreaks similar to El Niño-influenced issues of the...

Posted on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 1:15 PM

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Author: Emily C. Dooley, UC Davis

Tags: almond (1), almonds (4), Emily C. Dooley (5), Flo Trouillas (1), Kearney REC (1), Mae Culumber (1), Mohammad Yaghmour (1), nuts (5), phytophthora (1), plant disease (2), UC Davis (60)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Food

Indigenous science key to adapting to climate change

Karuk ceremonial leader, cultural practitioner and project collaborator Leaf Hillman harvests willow roots next to a Karuk basket at Tishànik next to the Klamath River.

UC Berkeley and Karuk Tribe use Indigenous and western science to cultivate resilient food systems under changing climate conditions. To adapt to climate change, Karuk Tribe members identified the importance of monitoring climate stress on plant...

Posted on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 10:09 AM

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Author: Jennifer Sowerwine, Associate Professor Cooperative Extension, UC Berkeley
Author: Shawn Bourque, project manager, Karuk Department of Natural Resources

Tags: climate change (14), Indigenous people (1), Jennifer Sowerwine (7), Karuk Tribe (1), Native American (6)

Focus Area Tags: Food

Lambs grazing on pastures after wildfire show no significant adverse effects

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.

Hopland REC turns 2018 River Fire devastation into research opportunity The destructiveness of wildfire flames is easy to see, but dangers may lurk in the ashes they leave behind. A group of UC Davis scientists studied lambs at the UC Hopland Research...

Posted on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 9:10 AM

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Author: Saoimanu Sope

Tags: copper (1), Dopenbrock (1), fire (1), graze (1), Hopland (1), lambs (1), livestock (3), metals (1), pasture (1), River Fire (1), Sarah (1), toxic (1), UC Davis (60), wildfire (1)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Food, Health, Natural Resources

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