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The Food Blog covers our latest research and extension work to advance and optimize the production and vitality of California's abundant agricultural commodities.

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A new UC cost study shows potential profits in growing alfalfa organically for the organic dairy market. Photo by Rachael Long
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Organic alfalfa hay cost study released

April 26, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A new study that outlines costs and returns of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay has been released by UC Cooperative Extension, the UC Agricultural Issues Center and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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Building institutional markets for plant-based proteins

April 21, 2021
This spring, the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP) is joining a nationwide effort led by the non-profit Health Care Without Harm to build new markets in the healthcare sector for locally produced plant proteins.
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Cosmo, a bull calf was born in April 2020 at UC Davis. Scientists successfully genome-edited him as an embryo to produce more male offspring. Male cattle are more fuel-efficient than females and produce more meat with fewer cattle. Photo courtesy of Alison Van Eenennaam
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How do you feel about gene editing in livestock?

March 25, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Participate in a genome-editing webinar and survey April 17 The health and well-being of animals can be improved with genome-editing technology, but only if people trust and accept the methods.
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