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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.

Healthy options, calorie counts and reminders help consumers make good-sense decisions when buying food or beverages from vending machines.

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Healthy vending grows in popularity on UC campuses

July 28, 2020

Raw hunger or thirst usually draws people to buy snacks from vending machines.

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Torres Martinez Tribal Council helped distribute Farmers to Families produce boxes

July 22, 2020

By Chutima H Ganthavorn

During the month of June, families at the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe and nearby trailer parks in eastern Coachella Valley received free produce boxes weekly from the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

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Tapan Pathak, left, and Mahesh Maskey adjust sensors in a strawberry field in 2018. Working with Surendra Dara, they have developed a model to forecast weekly crop yields based on weather data.

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Climate-change research provides tools for farmers to adapt

June 29, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. Farmers are already seeing the effects of warmer winter nights and hotter summer days on their crops.

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Avocados hang on a tree at UC South Coast Research & Extension Center. “Consumers seeking the health benefits of avocado oil deserve to get what they think they are buying,” says Selina Wang.

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Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils

June 15, 2020

Consumer demand is rising for all things avocado, including oil made from the fruit. Avocado oil is a great source of vitamins, minerals and the type of fats associated with reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

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Agricultural employers are asked to share successful strategies as well as challenges for protecting workers from COVID-19. Photo by Hector Amezcua

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UC conducts survey of COVID-19 prevention on farms

June 12, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

All California growers, ranchers, farm labor contractors and ag supervisors are invited to complete a short survey about their experiences addressing COVID-19? in the workplace. The survey is being conducted by the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety.

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