UC Merced |

New engineering research center to focus on agriculture technology

UC Merced joins three other campuses to sustainably meet the challenge of boosting global food production by 70 percent by 2050.

UC Riverside |

Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados

UC Riverside plans a tiny wasp counterattack.

Grist |

Techies and tractors: Silicon Valley’s next big thing is saving water

Alumna works with the UC Cooperative Extension to bring new solutions to California growers.

UC Merced |

Grad student’s water-mapping work leads to national recognition

Using big data to streamline water planning and fight climate change.

Davis Enterprise |

UC Davis helps study 'fork-to-farm' fertilizer

Company that turns leftover groceries into liquid fertilizer launches a trial on campus.

University of California |

100 years of Cooperative Extension

For a century, UC Cooperative Extension has helped make California the nation's leading agricultural state.
UC Newsroom |

President Napolitano tours California agriculture

UC President Janet Napolitano witnessed firsthand the effects of the drought and learned about the university’s efforts to help farmers increase water efficiency and improve crop yields.
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources |

Be a home vintner

Thanks to the folks at UC's Agriculture and Natural Resources, you can make table wine at home.
UC Davis |

Remote-controlled helicopter tested for use in vineyard applications

Remote-controlled helicopter tested for use in vineyard spraying.
UC Office of the President |

California farmers face global pressures

Experts confront paradox of want in the land of plenty.
UC Office of the President |

Global forum provides food for thought

How will we feed 8 billion people by 2025? Conference explores range of ideas.
UCLA |

Curbing tobacco use by growing less

One way to reduce the deaths and disease from smoking is to show farmers how to change their choice of crops. A UCLA researcher has initiated successful crop substitution project in tobacco-rich China.