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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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How can we feed a growing population?

August 27, 2025
By Ria DeBiase
In his UC Press book, “Food Fight,” UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus Richard J. Sexton contends misguided policies that reduce food crop yields or redirect food crops for use as biofuels may be taking us further from the goal of adequately feeding the world in the future.
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UC releases costs of growing cilantro, parsley

August 26, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 For commercial growers considering planting cilantro or parsley, the costs and returns of producing in Ventura County are outlined in a new study by the University of California Cooperative Extension, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Institute, and UC Davis Department…
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