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Food & Agriculture Articles

 

 A man with short brown hair and a short beard examines an ear of corn surrounded by corn stalks.

A Mixed Origin Made Maize Successful

  • by Andy Fell
  • November 30, 2023
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
Headshot photo of Helene Dillard. (Jael Mackendorf/UC Davis)

Helene Dillard to Retire as Dean of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

  • by Caren Weintraub
  • November 21, 2023
  • University
  • Food & Agriculture
Man rubbing his forehead while drinking red wine. UC Davis scientists theorize that a flavanol found naturally in red wine can interfere with the metabolism of alcohol and cause "red wine headache."

Why Do Some People Get Headaches From Drinking Red Wine?

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 20, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Food & Agriculture
The anaerobic digester at UC Davis

The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • October 11, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
Pershang Hosseini examines a specimen in her lab

Parasitic Weeds Threaten Tomato Plants on California Farms

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • September 26, 2023
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
Huaijun Zhou

Improving Layer Hen Welfare with Better Bone Health

  • by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • August 31, 2023
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Feeding a Growing Population
Sea level rise, water over bridge

Climate Change Experts List

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • August 05, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science & Technology
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Ned Spang, associate professor of food science and technology, named new director of Robert Mondavi Institute. He stands in front of the institute's logo on a glass door. (Jael Mackendorf/UC Davis)

UC Davis Institute Devoted to Food and Wine Has New Director

  • by Tiffany Dobbyn
  • August 02, 2023
  • University
  • Food & Agriculture
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
Three young men in suits are UC Davis Big Bang winning team

Automated College Degree-Planning Tool Wins Top Prize in Annual UC Davis Business Competition

  • by Marianne Skoczek
  • May 23, 2023
  • The Student Researcher
  • Food & Agriculture
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Science and Climate
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Science and Climate
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
Drone aerial image of flooding across Discovery Park in Sacramento in 2023

Water and Drought Experts

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 11, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Science and Climate
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
Setting sun over grasslands with some trees in the middle of the picture.

Grassland Study Examines Soil Viral Diversity in Drought

  • by Emily Dooley
  • November 09, 2022
  • Egghead
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Science and Climate
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
honey bee closeup on berry

Climate Change Is Ratcheting Up the Pressure on Bees

  • by Jennie L. Durant
  • October 14, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
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
  • University
  • Food & Agriculture
Rows of agave

Agave: The New Drought-Tolerant California Crop?

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • August 11, 2022
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
Rice fields between Davis and Sacramento

Growing Cereal Crops With Less Fertilizer

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • August 05, 2022
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture

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