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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

solar panels emit a red light over tomato plants in an outdoor research field at UC Davis

Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together

by Kat Kerlin
December 06, 2022

A glass, a bottle and a jug of milk surrounded by tree nuts, seeds, grains and coconuts.

UC Davis and Barnstorm Foundry Announce Partnership to Identify New Markets for Food Tech

by Neelanjana Gautam
November 04, 2022

Julien Delarue, associate professor in sensory science, stands in the immersive room. He's surrounded by 3 walls showing video of woods and waterfalls.

New Sensory Immersive Room at UC Davis Simulates Real-Life Environments for Product Testing

by Tiffany Dobbyn
October 18, 2022

A man harvests grapes from two different trellis systems at UC Davis

Cabernet Can Survive Climate Change

by Amy Quinton
September 29, 2022

Agave: The New Drought-Tolerant California Crop?

by Emily C. Dooley
August 11, 2022

Rice fields between Davis and Sacramento

Growing Cereal Crops With Less Fertilizer

by Emily C. Dooley
August 05, 2022

View of grapevines

FFAR Grant to Help Improve Vineyard Soil Health

by Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research staff
August 03, 2022

Rows of strawberries, some disease-free, some dead.

Researchers Identify Genes Making Strawberries Resistant to Fusarium Wilt

by Emily C. Dooley
July 19, 2022

photo of grape leave with red blotches from red blotch disease

UC Davis to Build New, $5.25M Greenhouse to Protect U.S. Grapevine Collection

by Emily C. Dooley
June 01, 2022

Bowl of vegan kimchi

Should There Be More Microbes on Your Plate?

by Amy Quinton
May 18, 2022

View of hills covered in olive groves. A person standing in middle distance.

Diversifying Agriculture to Control Pest Outbreaks

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
May 17, 2022

four pigs in a field of grass

Improving Pig Diets to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance

by Amy Quinton
May 05, 2022

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