Food & Agriculture Content

Foundation Plant Services Detects No Viruses in 2025 Distributed Grapevines

Amy M Quinton — March 24, 2025 - 10:00pm

Foundation Plant Services Classic Foundation Vineyard at the University of California, Davis, detected zero cases of grapevine red blotch and grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 infections.

Developing Future Food and Health Leaders

Amy M Quinton — March 24, 2025 - 10:00am

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health will partner with 51�ԹϺ�� Investments and Denmark's Novo Nordisk for exchange fellowship.

Cracking the Code of Pistachio Genetics

Amy M Quinton — March 20, 2025 - 9:00am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis researchers have generated the most high-quality map of the DNA of the pistachio, allowing breeders to develop better varieties.

New Dean Named for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Amy M Quinton — March 18, 2025 - 10:30am

Ashley Stokes, professor and dean emeritus at the University of Tennessee, will join 51�ԹϺ�� Davis as its new dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on July 1.

California Rice and Wildlife Report Released

Katherine E Kerlin — February 27, 2025 - 9:00am

How many acres of rice are needed to support wildlife? 51�ԹϺ�� Davis outlines a conservation footprint for the state's rice in a report for the California Rice Commission.

Beaulieu Vineyard Donates Historic Archives to 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Library

Julia Ann Easley — February 11, 2025 - 7:00am

More than 60,000 pieces of archival material, including photographs, ledger books and other media make up a new library collection established in the name of Beaulieu Vineyard, or BV, at the University of California, Davis.

Vanilla Farmers Search for a Crop and Conservation Sweet Spot

Katherine E Kerlin — February 06, 2025 - 9:00am

Vanilla is vital to the livelihoods of farmers in Madagascar, where the globally popular dessert ingredient is the country’s No. 1 export. A fun, thought-provoking game designed by a team of scientists and played by Malagasy vanilla farmers reveals the challenges of payment programs that incentivize forest conservation in the region, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis.

Little Birds, Little Poops, Little Food Safety Risk

Katherine E Kerlin — January 21, 2025 - 2:16pm

It doesn’t require a degree in ornithology, a lab test or even an app for most growers to determine whether bird poop near their crops presents a food safety risk. They just need to ask themselves a simple question: How big is it?

States Struggle to Curb Food Waste Despite Policies

Amy M Quinton — January 09, 2025 - 2:00pm

Current state policies aren't enough to curb food waste. Study shows states are falling short of the reduction goals set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Agricultural Workers Reduce Hours or Move Locations to Avoid Wildfire Smoke

Amy M Quinton — December 12, 2024 - 11:02am

Wildfires forced farmworkers to move locations or reduce hours on smoky days when elevated levels of particulate matter were in the air.