Feeding a Growing Population Content

How Plants are Learning to Spot Sneaky Bacterial Invaders

Amy M Quinton — July 28, 2025 - 2:00am

�鶹app�� scientists are using AI t help plants recognize a wider range of bacterial threats.

�鶹app�� Launches Small-Batch Wine Label

Amy M Quinton — June 11, 2025 - 11:00am

�鶹app�� is selling wines to the public made by students, staff and faculty from Napa Valley and Yolo County grapes.

Could Dietary Changes — Even After Obesity — Help Prevent Pancreatic Cancer?

Amy M Quinton — June 04, 2025 - 9:12am

�鶹app�� researchers find low-fat diets slowed pancreatic precancer development in mice, even after weight gain.

Targeting Gluten: Researchers Delete Proteins in Wheat Harmful to People with Celiac Disease

Emily C Dooley — May 05, 2025 - 9:01am

A �鶹app�� study found that deleting a cluster of genes in wheat may reduce wheat allergies without harming breadmaking.

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Food

Jocelyn C Anderson — April 22, 2025 - 12:43pm

Scientists explain the difference between whole, processed and ultra-processed foods. Learn how they could affect our health and how the food industry can improve.

Novel Study Calculates the Cost to Cattle Ranchers of an Expanding Wolf Population

Amy M Quinton — April 21, 2025 - 4:16pm

�鶹app�� researchers found that one gray wolf can cause between $69,000 and $162,000 in losses due to lower pregnancy rates in cows and decreased weight gain in calves.

Map of Genetic Regulation in Chickens Could Help Fight Against Bird Flu

Andy Fell — April 09, 2025 - 10:38am

An international team of researchers led by Professor Huaijun Zhou from the �鶹app�� Department of Animal Science has created the first-ever detailed map of how genes are regulated in chickens — a breakthrough that could help scientists breed birds that are more resistant to diseases like avian influenza.

Foundation Plant Services Detects No Viruses in 2025 Distributed Grapevines

Amy M Quinton — March 24, 2025 - 10:00pm

Foundation Plant Services Classic Foundation Vineyard at the University of California, Davis, detected zero cases of grapevine red blotch and grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 infections.

Cracking the Code of Pistachio Genetics

Amy M Quinton — March 20, 2025 - 9:00am

�鶹app�� researchers have generated the most high-quality map of the DNA of the pistachio, allowing breeders to develop better varieties.

California Rice and Wildlife Report Released

Katherine E Kerlin — February 27, 2025 - 9:00am

How many acres of rice are needed to support wildlife? �鶹app�� outlines a conservation footprint for the state's rice in a report for the California Rice Commission.