Daily Wrap: Trump and farm groups, climate smart ag and more
Happy Wednesday! A few things to inform and inspire your day. Can a Trump administration work out its differences with farm groups? President Elect Donald Trump’s victory can partly be attributed …
With only about 2 to 3 percent of U.S. citizens in farming, it’s understandable that many people have a limited understanding of agriculture. That’s true even in places like California’s …
UC Global Food Initiative on World Food Day
While hunger rates across the globe have dropped, one in 9 of the world’s more than 7 billion people still struggle with chronic hunger. World Food Day seeks to raise …
About World Food Day One in 9 of the world’s more than 7 billion people struggle with chronic hunger. World Food Day seeks to raise hunger awareness and encourage people …
Tomorrow is *officially* the first day of fall (I have mixed feelings about this.) I’m heading up to Sacramento with my UC ANR colleague Rachel Surls – she’s the co-author of …
UC’s Global Food Initiative: providing bold solutions to big problems
University of California President Janet Napolitano launched the UC Global Food Initiative in 2014 to address one of the most compelling issues of our time: how to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population …
Seeing the Beauty in Pollinators
“I see the world through a viewfinder. The work that I do is about the diversity of pollinators, their importance in our food supply and ecosystem, the beauty and the …
New study: WIC food improves preschool children’s diet quality
One in five American children entering elementary school is overweight, highlighting the critical need to improve the diets of younger children. And that makes the findings of a new research …
Q&A: Expert Peter Hanlon shares tips on water conservation
“It’s not just about Californians cutting back on lawn watering and taking shorter showers, because California’s drought is America’s drought. Cutting back on the food that we waste, much of …
FLOTUS’ food fight, the Orange Empire and more
Good morning! On the menu today, in no particular order: The Great FLOTUS Food Fight. Michelle Obama’s focus on healthy food and nutrition “has transformed the American food landscape…” One …