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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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New UC study estimates costs for growing strawberries on the Central Coast

April 5th, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A new study that can help growers and other readers estimate costs and potential returns for growing strawberries on California's Central Coast was recently released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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Pork prices may reflect uncertainty around Prop 12

March 26th, 2024
En espaol Since being passed by California voters in 2018, Proposition 12, a farm animal welfare law, has faced a series of legal challenges that have led to uncertainty and delays in the implementation and enforcement of its requirements for the treatment of breeding pigs.
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