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Pershang Hosseini examines a specimen in her lab

Parasitic Weeds Threaten Tomato Plants on California Farms

by Emily C. Dooley
September 26, 2023

Improving Layer Hen Welfare with Better Bone Health

by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and UC Davis News and Media Relations
August 31, 2023

A Halsey Bottling employee holds up a wine bottle and points to it while explaining a point to two smiling students in safety goggles.

Winemaking 101? More like VEN127L

by Tatiana Muñiz
July 25, 2023

Dark red wine grapes shown growing at the vineyard near the Robert Mondavi Institute of Food and Wine at UC Davis. (Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis)

Study Reveals Potential Breakthrough in Grapevine Disease Resistance

by Ethan Perez
June 15, 2023

Rice stalks filled with grain

Genome Editing Used to Create Disease Resistant Rice

by Emily Dooley
June 15, 2023

Two mean in front of race plants inside a greenhouse.

UC Davis Innovation Awards for 2023 Honor Contributions That Benefit Society

by Neelanjana Gautam
June 14, 2023

A UC Davis study finds most private label avocado oils are either rancid or adulterated. No enforceable standards for avocado oil exist yet. Pictured here is a bottle of avocado oil and spoon next to a cut avocado. (Getty Images)

Nearly 70% of Private Label Avocado Oil Rancid or Mixed With Other Oils

by Tiffany Dobbyn
May 24, 2023

Light brown eggs in a carton, viewed from a corner of the carton.

Sexing Chicken Eggs by Scent

by Andy Fell
May 22, 2023

UC Davis researchers find cultivated meat is likely worse for the climate than retail beef under current production methods. Photo of Mosa Meat Burger on a sesame seed bun with pickles, cheese, onions, lettuce and tomato.(Credit/ Mosa Meat CC-BY- 4)

Lab-Grown Meat’s Carbon Footprint Potentially Worse Than Retail Beef

by Amy Quinton
May 22, 2023

A gummy like substance drips on the branches of an almond tree near Fresno. The tree is infected with the pathogen Phytophthora syringae. The pathogen is usually found in tree roots but intense storms created the right conditions for the pathogen to "swim" up trunks. (Emily C. Dooley/UC Davis)

Winter Atmospheric Rivers Gave Pathogens, Diseases Path to Infect Crops

by Emily C. Dooley
May 15, 2023

A man in a lab coat and glasses kneels facing the camera in a poultry shed. White chickens are in the background.

UC Davis Researchers Unlock Valuable Information in Chicken Genome

by Tiffany Dobbyn
May 04, 2023

Man in white hat and blue shirt crouches among green wheat plants in a field.

Second Revolution Ahead for Green Revolution Grains

by Trina Kleist
May 03, 2023

ullseye Farms orchard manager Nick Edsall, left, with UC Davis Agricultural Water Center Director Isaya Kisekka. Kisekka is researching the ability of cover crops to increase soil moisture and groundwater recharge. (Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis) They stand in a row of green cover crops in an orchard full of young pistachio trees.

Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

by Amy Quinton
April 25, 2023

UC Davis professor Alessandro Ossola reaches into canopy of tree in urban garden

Alessandro Ossola Named Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research

by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Rsearch and UC Davis News and Media Relations
April 24, 2023

A new strawberry variety called Eclipse is held in a hand. The variety was bred to be resistant to Fusarium wilt, a deadly fungal disease.

UC Davis Releases 5 Strawberry Varieties Resistant to Deadly Fungal Disease

by Emily C. Dooley
April 18, 2023

Ermias Kebreab and Matthias Hess with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences stand in front of a cow eating feed at the UC Davis dairy barn. They will work with UC collaborators to cut methane emissions from cow guts using the genome-editing tool CRSPR. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

Can CRISPR Cut Methane Emissions From Cow Guts?

by Clémentine Sicard
April 17, 2023

Doctor in a white lab coat looks at a computer. A UC Davis study finds that there were low rates of screening for food insecurity during the pandemic and even lower rates during virtual appointments. (Getty)

Fewer Than 10% of Patients Screened for Food Insecurity During Pandemic

by Amy Quinton
March 30, 2023

UC Davis researchers have developed a way for food banks to evaluate the way they promote nutrition and healthy. Here, people load food donations into cardboard boxes in a warehouse. (Getty Images)

Can Food Banks Better Promote Nutrition and Health?

by Amy Quinton
March 13, 2023

A combine harvester approaches the camera in a field of wheat.

Scientists Unlock Key to Drought-Resistant Wheat Plants with Longer Roots

by Emily Dooley
February 27, 2023

Rows of lettuce on a farm under a cloudy sky.

How Artificial Intelligence May Improve Food Safety

by Tiffany Dobbyn
February 24, 2023

Huaijun Zhou and Pamela Ronald headshots, UC Davis faculty

UC Davis Agricultural Researchers Win National, International Awards

by Emily C. Dooley
January 23, 2023

Circadian Clock Controls Sunflower Blooms, Optimizing for Pollinators

by Andy Fell
January 17, 2023

Green rice plants in paddy fields with palm trees in the background.

Rice Breeding Breakthrough to Feed Billions

by Andy Fell
January 10, 2023

Closeup of woman against leafy background

Ph.D. Student Wins New Quad Fellowship

by Ali Loge
December 13, 2022

Lin Cao and Ruihong Zhang.

Farms to Fungi to Food: Growing the Next Generation of Alternative Protein

by Noah Pflueger-Peters
December 08, 2022

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