Emotion showed on the face of the farmer as she walked across the rec yard of California State Prison Solano. As Sarah Weil talked with incarcerated residents of the facility in Vacaville, many of ...

Farmers, ranchers and anyone else who raises cows, horses and other large animals in the Central Valley and across the U.S. face a major problem – not enough veterinarians to care for their animals.

I’ve got tough news folks. If you or someone you know recently purchased a grapevine plant at a Costco, please be aware of a detected invasive insect. Glassy-winged Sharpshooter has been identified on ...

Gathering fresh eggs laid by chickens in your backyard may sound idyllic, but keeping the birds healthy requires some special knowledge. Avian influenza, salmonella, predators, food safety, choosing ...

4-H members entry fee is $10 for the first category, they may enter up to 2 additional categories at a $5.00 entry fee for each additional category (ie: 3 entries = $20, 2 entries = $15). 4H ...

Shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. Changes in trade policy can quickly affect market access for farm products. Photo by Barrett Ward on Unsplash Study finds a 64% drop in value of ...

As California agriculture faces both challenges and opportunities, a coalition of state, academic and agricultural industry partners is introducing the California Agricultural Research & Innovation ...

Dehydration preserves food by removing 80–95% of its moisture, which inhibits the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and molds that require water to grow. It is one of the oldest preservation methods, dating ...

For most of human history, feeding a family involved navigating times when food was plentiful, such as at harvest time, and periods when it was scarce. Before methods of food preservation were ...

A: It depends on the ectoparasite species. Most lice and northern fowl mites will be shed during the molting process, reducing overall infestation levels. Sticktight fleas and parasites that live off ...

Earlier this fall, the New World screwworm – the flesh-burrowing larva of a blowfly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) – was detected in cattle in Mexico just 70 miles from the U.S. border. Most recently, in ...

If you see someone scrutinizing the trash at your local park, it could be urban ecologist Monica Palta. Fear not, you're just witnessing science in action. “It's basically trash archeology in a way,” ...