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.
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.
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?
Agricultural area residents in danger of inhaling toxic aerosols
February 6, 2020
Overuse of selenium-heavy fertilizers creates airborne, lung-damaging particles.
UC launches first-ever organic research institute, with a hand from Clif Bar
January 30, 2020
The California Organic Institute will accelerate the development and adoption of effective farming tools and practices.
DDT linked to higher risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to U.S.
November 21, 2019
Prior exposure to the notorious pollutant may explain the population's higher rate of Type 2 diabetes.
California’s working landscape generates $333 billion in sales, 1.5 million jobs
November 18, 2019
A new analysis shows agriculture and natural resources are key to the state's economic vitality.
75 percent of Florida's oranges have been lost to disease. Can science save citrus?
August 29, 2019
Farmers and researchers try to hold off a deadly citrus greening that's now reached California long enough to find a cure.
UC Davis and USAID launch new research program to study rural poverty worldwide
July 31, 2019
The effort aims to find solutions to root causes of poverty and food insecurity.