May

Fourth annual rose tour and sale at UC Davis on Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: The California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) is proud to announce our fourth annual rose tour and sale on Saturday May 7, 2011!
Researchers propose ‘whole-system redesign’ of U.S. agriculture: Transformative changes in markets, policy and science will be critical if the US is to achieve long-term sustainability in agriculture, according to a nationwide team of agriculturists that includes a UC Davis animal scientist.
USDA Deputy Secretary to discuss local foods trends: The distance between American consumers and farmers is shrinking, as evidenced by the annual chefs survey which found that locally sourced meats and locally grown produce are the top two industry trends for 2011.
Sustainability to be focus of dairy technology day: Dairy industry sustainability will be the theme of Dairy Technology Day II, set for Tuesday, June 7, at UC Davis.
Biofuels innovator wins national career award: The National Science Foundation has given an early career development award to Tina Jeoh, a UC Davis assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering.
Research coalition to study sustainable chicken housing: UC Davis and Michigan State University have received $6 million from the Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply to support research on the sustainability of laying hen housing in the United States.

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Recent Web News: Nematode-resistant wheat can protect tomatoes May 20, 2013
Nematode-resistant wheat can protect tomatoes May 20, 2013
Nematode-resistant wheat can be a trap crop to reduce parasitic root-knot nematode numbers that damage the next rotation crop.; Don't lose the organism over its genes May 20, 2013
Don't lose the organism over its genes May 20, 2013
Physiology and behavior variations in complex organisms are due to more than genetic variations.; Leopold Conservation Award winner shares honor with agricultural industry May 17, 2013
Leopold Conservation Award winner shares honor with agricultural industry May 17, 2013
Fourth-generation dairyman lauded for his practices that support agricultural sustainability.; Postharvest Technology Short Course provides excellent overview May 17, 2013
Postharvest Technology Short Course provides excellent overview May 17, 2013
People who work on fresh produce quality, safety and marketability will find answers to the complicated questions they face during the 35th annual Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops Short Course at UC Davis June 17–28.; UC Davis Agribusiness Executives Symposium to be Held in Shanghai May 14, 2013
UC Davis Agribusiness Executives Symposium to be Held in Shanghai May 14, 2013
Senior agribusiness executives from China will gather in June in Shanghai for an innovative business leaders' symposium coordinated by UC Davis.; Impacts of climate instability on Southwest May 08, 2013
Impacts of climate instability on Southwest May 08, 2013
In an era of climate instability, the southwestern U.S. faces many environmental and agricultural challenges, which are addressed in a new book.; Kinsella Prize winner helps uncover secrets of human breast milk May 08, 2013
Kinsella Prize winner helps uncover secrets of human breast milk May 08, 2013
David Dallas, who recently completed his Ph.D. in nutritional biology, has been awarded the John E. Kinsella Memorial Prize for his outstanding research on human breast milk protein digestion.; Improving stream habitats in California’s Scott River May 08, 2013
Improving stream habitats in California’s Scott River May 08, 2013
A UC Davis team is developing a groundwater management tool for better streamflow conditions for salmon and steelhead in northern California's Scott River Valley.; Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill May 03, 2013
Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill May 03, 2013
Crude oil toxicity continued to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species for at least more than a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to new findings from a research team that includes a University of California, Davis, scientist.; Important source of greenhouse gas emissions from farmland underestimated May 03, 2013
Important source of greenhouse gas emissions from farmland underestimated May 03, 2013
Changes in agricultural practices could reduce soil emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide and the atmospheric pollutant nitric oxide, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, Davis.; Spotlight Archive »More… More news »