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The Food Blog covers our latest research and extension work to advance and optimize the production of California's abundant agricultural commodities.

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San Joaquin Valley farm and food project awarded $16 million in federal funds

September 13th, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Local food marketing, business and market support for small-scale farmers and food producers, new agricultural products and technology development are parts of a University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources project designed to boost jobs and farm resiliency in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Mark Hoddle inspects a tree for avocado weevils in Mexico
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The scent that could save California’s avocados

September 7th, 2022
UC Riverside scientists are on the hunt for a chemical that disrupts evil weevils' mating and could prevent them from destroying California's supply of avocados. Avocado weevils, small beetles with long snouts, drill through fruit to lay eggs.
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