Food & Agriculture Content

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.

Overlooked Emissions in California’s Salton Sea Air Basin

Katherine E Kerlin — December 03, 2024 - 10:00am

Nitrogen oxide emissions from soil in California's Salton Sea air basin are 10 times larger than state estimates, finds �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis study of rural Imperial and Coachella valleys.

Emisiones Pasadas por Alto en la Cuenca Atmosférica del Mar de Salton en California

Katherine E Kerlin — December 03, 2024 - 10:00am

Según un estudio realizado por la Universidad de California, Davis (�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis), al menos una cuarta parte de todas las emisiones de óxidos de nitrógeno (𝑁𝑂𝑥) en la cuenca atmosférica del Mar de Salton provienen del suelo californiano.

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Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40%

Amy M Quinton — December 02, 2024 - 1:20pm

Scientists find making a seaweed additive more accessible to grazing cattle would make cattle farming more sustainable while meeting global demand for meat.

A Clean Energy Boost for Multitasking Lands

Katherine E Kerlin — December 02, 2024 - 9:00am

A �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Wild Energy Center report defines multi-use solar energy projects and the challenges and opportunities they present for California landscapes.

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Hype or Health?

Jocelyn C Anderson — November 19, 2024 - 12:48pm

The products often say they “support a healthy gut” or “boost your immune system” by providing good microbes that are often missing from people’s diets. But how can consumers know if these products are really good for them?

Extreme Weather Accelerates Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater

Amy M Quinton — November 13, 2024 - 1:53pm

Extreme weather from climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from fertilizers ending up in groundwater.

What Motivates Food Bank Donors?

Jamie Sara Gelfond — October 11, 2024 - 2:23am

In a recent study involving �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Professor of Human Ecology Catherine Brinkley, 2.97 millions pounds of food-bank donations from 296 organizations were analyzed to understand the dependencies between community food security and local food movements.

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis and BioInnovation Institute Team Up to Improve Protein Nutrition on a Global Scale

James Michael Nash — October 09, 2024 - 4:41pm

The University of California, Davis today announced an expanded collaboration with the BioInnovation Institute (BII) to accelerate commercialization of discoveries in protein nutrition important to consumers around the world.

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Enters New International Strawberry Licensing Agreements

Bill Kisliuk — September 23, 2024 - 8:07am

The University of California, Davis, has reached new agreements to license more than a dozen of its world-renowned strawberry varieties to growers in countries across the world.

The agreements ensure that nurseries and fruit growers in Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East have access to all available varieties developed by the �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program.

Strawberry plant varieties developed at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis produce about 60% of all strawberries consumed around the world.