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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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UC ANR helps accelerate cultivation, marketing of the perennial grain Kernza

November 5, 2020
As part of its mission of sustainability in agriculture, the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP) is interested in crops that hold environmental and economic promise such as moringa, the drought-tolerant superfood grown by Central Valley farmers...
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Growing elderberries in hedgerows adds to farm income, benefits environment

October 21, 2020
As the sustainability of agriculture continues to be threatened by changes in climate, pests and loss of biodiversity, the ancient practice of planting hedgerows with edible and medicinal species such as elderberry can help growers generate additional revenue while fostering beneficial insects and i...
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