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In California, 13% suffer from stark hunger; 57% of single mothers and one in four children live below the poverty line. Photo by Suzanne Paisley
Volume 48, Number 7
In California, 13% suffer from stark hunger; 57% of single mothers and one in four children live below the poverty line. Photo by Suzanne Paisley
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Special Issue: Year of the Family
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In California, 13% suffer from stark hunger; 57% of single mothers and one in four children live below the poverty line. Photo by Suzanne Paisley
Pitch canker: New threat to urban forests
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Shown in inset, the fungal disease pitch canker is rapidly killing California's Monterey pine, and has spread as far north as Mendocino County. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark
Farming in transition: Can farmers reduce inputs, maintain profit?
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UC researchers are comparing organic, low-input and conventional farming systems in the Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems project at UC Davis. At the research site, dried pinto beans (in the foreground) mature black beans and corn are ready for fall harvest, Photo by Jack Kelly Clark
Clearing the air: agriculture and air pollution
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As California tries to improve its air quality, UC researchers are helping the agricultural industry find out which farming practices kick up the most dust and how they can be changed to clear the air. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark
Methyl bromide: no easy answers
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Preparing for the methyl bromide phaseout, strawberry researchers are studying the alternatives to the standard methyl bromide-chloropicrin soil fumigation. At this site in Watsonville, they are evaluating the efficacy of four other soil treatments – chloropicrin alone, 1,3-D plus chloropicrin, metam sodium and no treatment. This worker is culling and weighing fruit to determine how much of the total yield is marketable. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark.
Dairy competition mounts
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With competition rising, some dairies are using specialized labor as a management technique.
How safe is the food supply?
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Kristina Clark noshes on a wedge of fresh cantaloupe. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark
December 1994
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