Q&A with UC Davis' Maurice Pitesky about the shift to pastured, cage-free systems and impacts on backyard chicken farmers.
How California's chicken industry is rapidly changing
Study helps map path to improved cassava production
With help of genomics, researchers hope to apply advanced breeding strategies that can improve cassava’s resistance to diseases and improve crop yields.
How plants could adapt to changing climate
UC Merced botanists study plants in diverse habitats to peek into the future of California's crops.
UC researchers publish roadmap for groundwater governance
A UC Santa Cruz professor leads a multicampus effort to provide recommendations for statewide management.
Give and take
UC Santa Barbara researchers demonstrate how nutrient pollution can disrupt important ecological relationships.
Uncoding a citrus tree killer
UC Riverside-led team awarded $4 million grant to fight disease using CRISPR technology developed at UC Berkeley.
Increasing food literacy
From orchard to campus, efforts are growing to enhance food literacy.
Sustainability through local food: Elliott Campbell Q&A
The UC Merced professor discusses his groundbreaking research.
Going global: UC fellows to tackle development projects
Approximately 40 graduate students from four UC campuses have been selected for USAID fellowships co-sponsored by the UC Global Food Initiative.
Future of small farms examined
UC Riverside development economist Steven Helfand joins multinational team analyzing productivity and global policies.
Citrus day set for growers, industry professionals
Agricultural field tours, presentations about latest citrus research are planned Jan. 27 at UC Riverside.
Citrus curator given endowed chair
Endowed chair will support and maintain UC Riverside's Citrus Variety Collection in perpetuity.