California food production

Olive growers, enthusiasts invited to UC olive webinar April 4

Growers and others interested in growing table olives or olives for making olive oil are invited to a California Statewide Olive Seminar on Friday, April 4. The online seminar, a series of presentations from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., is sponsored by the...

Bird flu's impact on egg and milk markets varies

Egg prices soar while dairy prices remain stable as H5N1 spreads through California Consumers have faced reduced egg supplies and high egg prices. A recent article by University of California, Davis agricultural economists explore the reasons for...

Gift extends UC Davis pistachio research on new scions, rootstocks

Rod Stiefvater of Oro Vista Farms donates money, farm resources Warming weather, water scarcity and a loss of winter fog threaten pistachio production in California's southern San Joaquin Valley, potentially disrupting one of the state's most valuable...

Date production workshop set for April 23 in Palm Desert

  Scientists to present date research on irrigation, nutrients, disease, pests and regulations The 2025 California Date Palm Workshop will be held on April 23 in Palm Desert at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. Anyone who is...

California producers: Climate change is real; we could use a little help

Surveys point to pathways to support farmers, ranchers How can farmers and ranchers continue to grow our food while facing challenges of a changing climate, increasingly scarce water, land use pressures and rising costs? More than a decade of research...