The Sacramento Bee |

Commentary: Urban farms can help feed the hungry

UC ANR advisor Rachel Surls, who recently led a study on urban farmers in California, writes about how urban agriculture can help improve food security.

 

UC Food Observer |

'From Cows to Concrete': New book provides history of ag in Los Angeles County

A Q&A with UC Cooperative Extension advisor Rachel Surls about urban agriculture in Los Angeles.

UC Davis/UC ANR |

How one farmer's invention is reducing postharvest losses around the world

UC helps test CoolBot.

UC Davis |

Gene blocking lettuce germination also regulates flowering time

Discovery could be crucial for adapting to climate change.

UC ANR |

How is climate change affecting agriculture?

Of 12 crops examined in Yolo County, walnuts are most vulnerable, while processing tomatoes and alfalfa acreage may increase due to warmer winters.

UC Riverside |

A hub of food and agriculture talk

UC Riverside hosts third annual GrowRIVERSIDE conference focused on local food systems.

UC Riverside |

Scientists receive grant to sequence cowpea genome

Nearly $1.6M grant will allow UC Riverside researchers to continue long history of developing better cowpea varieties.

Merced Sun-Star |

Food sustainability and diversity are topics of UC Merced lectures

Fedele Bauccio, CEO and co-founder of the Palo Alto-based Bon Appétit Management Co. visits the campus as part of UC Merced's Sustainability Speaker Series.

 

UC Food Observer |

Q&A with Michael Roberts

The Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law is addressing key gaps, its founding executive director says.

UC Davis |

UC Davis and Europe's leading agricultural university join forces on food

UC Davis and Wageningen University sign food research and academic exchange pact; UC President Janet Napolitano to sign a separate UC-wide agreement on student exchanges with the Netherlands delegation.

UC Newsroom |

Learning from the ground up

From well-established farms to a crop of new gardens, courses and programs, UC offers experiential learning opportunities to students at all levels.

UC ANR |

Californians encouraged to check citrus trees for Asian citrus psyllid

The pests can spread huanglongbing disease, a serious threat to the citrus industry and backyard citrus trees.