California food production
Investments in farm-to-school program stabilize farms, expand climate-friendly farming practices
Small and midsize farms, women and BIPOC farmers especially benefit A new report reveals that California farmers participating in the state's Farm to School Incubator Grant Program are increasing sales of fresh, local and organic produce,...
Visual ID guide from UC aids in managing new almond pest
Nut orchard hygiene key to control carpophilus beetle, say UCCE, UC Integrated Pest Management experts Since the first reports of a new almond pest – the carpophilus beetle (Carpophilus truncatus) – came in during fall 2023, it has become...
Nuevo estudio de UC ayuda a agricultores a calcular el costo para producir fresas orgánicas
Un nuevo estudio que puede ayudar a los agricultores a calcular el costo y potencial rendimiento para el cultivo de fresas orgánicas en la costa central fue recientemente dado a conocer por la División de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales...
UC seeks toddler volunteers for milk study
Researchers to study whether whole or low-fat milk is best for toddlers San Francisco Bay Area toddlers who drink cow's milk are being sought to participate in a 12-month study by UC Nutrition Policy Institute, a part of University of California...
Grasshoppers gobble crops, farm profits
UCCE advisors share control, abatement strategies across Northern California That buzzing noise in Northern California is the sound of grasshoppers chewing a path of destruction through crops and pollinator-friendly plants as they hop across an...