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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

Sketch of the proposed 40,000-square-foot Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation might look like off Hutchison Dr. The artistic rendering shows a 2-3 story building near the plant sciences building.

Lynda and Stewart Resnick Pledge $50M to UC Davis for Sustainability Research

by UC Davis Development and Alumni Relations
October 13, 2022

Agave: The New Drought-Tolerant California Crop?

by Emily C. Dooley
August 11, 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

Barn swallow on a hand looking at camera with background of strawberry packing boxes

Bringing Out the Best in Wild Birds on Farms

by Kat Kerlin
February 23, 2022

Four researchers measure soil moisture content in an agricultural crop at UC Davis Agricultural Research Farm

UC Davis to Lead Groundwater and Irrigated Agriculture Sustainability Study

by Tiffany Dobbyn
October 18, 2021

Wine grapes growing in vineyard at UC Davis

Coastal Grape Growers Can Use Less Water During Drought

by Emily C. Dooley
September 01, 2021

UC Davis Releases 6 New Varieties of Organic Beans

by Ann Filmer
April 22, 2020

Photo of aerial roots of corn

Study Finds Indigenous Mexican Variety of Corn Captures the Nitrogen It Needs From the Air

by Amy Quinton
August 07, 2018

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