Food Waste Content

7 Inspiring Climate Change Solutions

Katherine E Kerlin — April 22, 2024 - 9:06am

Plastic made from cheese whey? Growing food with pistachio shells? Wildfire-proof housing? Seven inspiring 51�ԹϺ�� Davis research projects seek climate solutions for California and beyond.

Using Yeast to Convert Almond Hulls to Animal Feed

Andy Fell — November 30, 2023 - 2:38pm

Yeast grown on almond hulls could be a new, sustainable route to produce high-protein animal feed from an agricultural waste product, according to research from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis published Nov. 15 in PLOS One.

Raising animals for meat requires livestock feed that is high in protein, especially essential amino acids that animals need to grow. That makes feed the most expensive input in meat production.

A Dry Idea to Save Energy and Preserve Food

Katherine E Kerlin — April 08, 2022 - 9:41am

Have you ever stopped to think about how much energy it takes to dry the coffee beans in your coffee? Or the corn in the tortilla chip you’re crunching? Or the rice in your sushi roll? Probably not — you might lose your appetite.

Finding New Life for Wine-Grape Residue

Amy M Quinton — April 22, 2021 - 10:35am

California produces nearly 4 million tons of world-class wine each year, but with that comes thousands of tons of residue like grape skins, seeds, stems and pulp. What if scientists could harness that viticultural waste to help promote human health?

THE DOWNLOAD: Women's Basketball Champions Again

Cody Kitaura — March 05, 2019 - 11:50am

The team won a share of the title with a victory on Thursday (Feb. 28), and won the title outright by winning another game two days later.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis DryCard Invention Wins Competition to Reduce Food Loss in Africa

Patricia Bailey — April 27, 2017 - 10:04am

DryCard, a new low-cost invention developed by 51�ԹϺ�� Davis researchers to help prevent food spoilage, was recently selected as the top emerging technology for reducing food loss and food waste throughout Africa.