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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “UC Davis”

COVID Lockdown Proved Reaching Climate Neutrality Maybe a ‘Daunting Task’

Jim Rogers March 15, 2021 Agri-Business, Radio Reports

About year ago, the Coronavirus pandemic nearly shut down the entire world and a large percentage of people were forced to stay home. Professor and Air Quality Specialist for the …

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Dr. Frank MitloehnerUC Davis

Yolo Gold Prune Cultivar Continues Showing Promise

Jim Rogers March 11, 2021 Industry, Radio Reports

A relatively new prune cultivar is showing quite a bit of promise for California growers. Manager of the Prune Breeding Program at UC Davis, Sarah Castro said the Yolo Gold …

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prune cultivarSarah CastroUC Davis

New Walnut Variety Provide More Flexibility for California Growers

Brian German February 26, 2021 Industry, Nuts & Grapes

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have bred a new walnut variety for California growers. After more than 10 years of development, the new UC Wolfskill walnut variety holds …

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California walnutsUC Daviswalnuts

UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton

Jim Rogers August 18, 2020 Field & Row Crops

Well-known appellations, powerful marketing and excellent products make California wines very valuable. Could the same be done for California’s cotton crop? California farmers produce high-quality cotton, but currently take in …

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cottonJeff MitchellUC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR)UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)UC Davis

New CRISPR Calf Designed to Produce Male Offspring

Brian German July 31, 2020 Dairy & Livestock, Industry

Researchers at the University of California Davis have successfully produced a bull calf using the genome-editing technology CRISPR to enable him to sire more male offspring. The CRISPR calf named …

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CRISPR technologylivestock researchUC Davis
varieties

Five New Strawberry Varieties Available to Growers

Dan July 15, 2019 Fruits & Vegetables

Strawberry producers will have some new varieties to help increase yields and fruit quality this fall. UC Davis’s Public Strawberry Breeding Program announced the release of five new strawberry varieties after several year’s …

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strawberriesStrawberry Breeding ProgramUC Davis
universities

Universities Create FedbyScience Initiative

Dan April 19, 2018 Industry News Release, Research

A total of 16 public and private universities have joined together to create FedByScience, an effort to boost federal investment in agricultural research. The initiative, timed with the release of …

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agriculture researchFedByScienceUC Davis
Cows at California Dairy

New Cooling Technologies for Dairy Cows

Brian German September 11, 2017 Dairy & Livestock, Technology

Researchers at UC Davis have been testing cooling technologies to address the heat-stress experienced by California dairy cows.  Current cooling methods include the use of fans and sprinkler systems that …

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dairy cowsUC Davis

Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost

Dan August 25, 2017 Industry News Release, Research

The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and Florida have received a $4.5 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of …

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agriculture researchStrawberry Breeding ProgramUC Davis

Do Personality Traits in Pigs Matter?

Brian German June 14, 2017 Dairy & Livestock

Researchers at UC Davis are studying personality traits in pigs to determine the role personality plays in the welfare and sustainable production of farm animals.  Kristina Horback, an assistant professor …

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HorbackpigsporkUC Davis

Wheat Geneticist Presented with Innovator of the Year Award

Brian German June 14, 2017 Grain, Technology

During the UC Davis Chancellor’s Innovation Awards ceremony last week, Jorge Dubcovsky was named as one of the 2017 Innovators of the Year by University of California, Davis, Interim Chancellor …

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Innovator of the Year AwardJorge DubcovskyUC Davis
David Lewis

David Lewis to receive Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award

Dan April 6, 2017 Industry News Release

The Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI) at UC Davis has announced that David Lewis, UC Cooperative Extension watershed advisor for California’s north bay and UC Davis alumnus, is this year’s recipient …

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Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI)Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership AwardDavid LewisUC Davis
UC Davis

U.C. Davis Tops in Ag Economic and Policy

Dan April 3, 2017 Education, Industry News Release

by Julia Ann Easley UC Davis is ranked first in the world in agricultural economics and policy — and among the top 10 in 17 other subjects — based on …

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Center for World University RankingsUC Davis

African leaders visit CDFA

Dan August 11, 2016 General, Industry News Release

Young African leaders visit CDFA to learn about agriculture, energy and the environment From: CDFA Office of Public Affairs UC Davis hosted 25 Young African Leaders as part of the Mandela …

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CDFAMandela Washington FellowshipUC Davis

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