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Current Press release

January-March 2008 vol. 62, no. 1
California wine industry, lower-risk herbicides, minimum tillage for rice farmers, navel orangeworm control. . . Press release

October-December 2007 vol. 61, no. 4
E. coli and pasture runoff, juniper removal and water yields, West Coast agricultural cooperatives, 21st century marketing. . . Press release

July-September 2007 vol. 61, no. 3
Sustainability networks, Magnesium, asthma and obesity study, What should we eat. . . Press release

April-June 2007 vol. 61, no. 2
Native grasses persist for a decade on Sacramento Valley roadsides, outlook for Californian pharmaceutical crops, low folate levels in low-income California women, new IPM strategies for cut roses . . . Press release

January-March 2007 vol. 61, no. 1
Fenced blue oak seedlings thrive in grazed woodlands, plus research on the Coyote Lure Operative Device, a survey of (IPM) use by cotton growers, peach sizes, farmworker assessments and the Nutrition Competencies . . . Press release

October-December 2006 vol. 60, no. 4
Lead poisoning still a risk to U.S. children, nutrition education saves on California medical costs, and weather can predict crop yields for some California crops. . . Press release

July-September 2006 vol. 60, no. 3
Risks and benefits of genomics reflecting environmental concerns and public policy plus articles on conservation tillage, intergenerational eating habits among black females, and cattle pricing. . . Press release

April-June 2006 vol. 60, no. 2
Strategies to correct the decline in Lake Tahoe’s water quality, bat houses, tomato water use, boron deficiency in grapes. . . Press release

January-March 2006 vol. 60, no. 1
The 2007 Farm Bill, food policy and ethics, nutrition education, grape harvester ergonomics and vine mealybugs. . . Press release

October-December 2005 vol. 59, no. 4
BSE and mad cow disease, new “biocontrols” for glassy-winged sharpshooter, blue gum psyllid and efforts to enhance oak regeneration. . . Press release

July-September 2005 vol. 59, no. 3
Collecting freshwater stream data for habitat restoration, alternate methyl bromide replacements, weed mapping, applying boron to fields. . . Press release

April-June 2005 vol. 59, no. 2
UC Kearney REC marks its 40th anniversary with research on blueberries varieties, raisins cultivation, high-density orchard systems, ozone levels and more . . . Press release

January-March 2005 vol. 59, no. 1
Demise of organophosphate insecticides spurs development of environmentally friendly alternatives (pheromones, cultural controls, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, insect growth regulators and other novel strategies. Press release

October-December 2004 vol. 58, no. 4
Crab Fishery management issues. Also: School gardens, food stamp education, 4-H teaches teens to teach science, ant baits, and GPS weed mapping. Press release

July-September 2004 vol. 58, no. 3
Focus on water quality: Clean water for all. Also: Well-managed cattle grazing can reduce sediment in streams. Press release

April-June 2004 vol. 58, no. 2
Whither the Flavr Savr tomato?
Fruits of biotechnology struggle to emerge. Press release

January-March 2004 vol. 58, no. 1
The hunger-obesity dilemma: Food insecurity and overweight high
among low-income Latino mothers and children. Press release


CONTACT: Janet Byron, (510) 987-0668 or janet.byron@ucop.edu

 

 

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