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$6.3M will help UC Riverside save America’s avocado orchards
December 17, 2020
Scientists to take on the imposing threats of incurable fungus, root rot and salinity.
A Zoom-friendly idea for Thanksgiving
November 19, 2020
Impress your family from afar — and your friends on Instagram — with this holiday superfood.
New engineering research center to focus on agriculture technology
August 5, 2020
UC Merced joins three other campuses to sustainably meet the challenge of boosting global food production by 70 percent by 2050.
Chinese fishing boats took half a billion dollars of illegal squid from North Korea. Scientists used satellites to catch them out
July 23, 2020
Satellite technology and machine learning are helping track down illegal and environmentally damaging ‘dark fleets’ of fishing boats.
The next trend in food: Edible insects?
July 9, 2020
A lot of people think you should be eating more insects.
UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease
July 8, 2020
The disease that has devastated crops in Florida and threatens California may finally be stoppable.
What’s next: The future of compassion
July 2, 2020
How to ward off emotional exhaustion as the pandemic continues.
Is the food supply strong enough to weather COVID-19?
July 2, 2020
Are empty shelves behind us or are there more shortages to come?
Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
June 18, 2020
FDA standards needed to protect consumers and industry, food scientist says.
Scientists design way to use harmless bacteria to detect heavy metals in drinking water
February 27, 2020
The goal is to test water at the faucets people actually drink from and catch contamination along the way.