Feeding a Growing Population Content / Feeding a Growing Population Content for ٺƵ en States Struggle to Curb Food Waste Despite Policies /food/news/states-struggle-curb-food-waste-despite-policies Current state policies aren't enough to curb food waste. Study shows states are falling short of the reduction goals set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. January 09, 2025 - 2:00pm Amy M Quinton /food/news/states-struggle-curb-food-waste-despite-policies A Legacy of Jimmy Carter: Craft Beer /blog/legacy-jimmy-carter-craft-beer <p>With the passing of <a href="https://www.cartercenter.org/about/experts/jimmy_carter.html">Jimmy Carter</a>, it is perhaps worth mentioning one small legacy from his presidency: the legalization of homebrewing and the craft beer revolution.&nbsp;</p> January 06, 2025 - 3:24pm Andy Fell /blog/legacy-jimmy-carter-craft-beer Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts /news/genetics-alternating-sexes-walnuts <p>The genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees has been revealed by biologists at the University of California, Davis. The research, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado5578">published Jan. 3 in Science</a>, reveals a mechanism that has been stable in walnuts and their ancestors going back 40 million years — and which has some parallels to sex determination in humans and other animals.&nbsp;</p> January 02, 2025 - 11:52am Andy Fell /news/genetics-alternating-sexes-walnuts Nigeria Adopts Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon Cube Standards to Reduce Malnutrition and Child Mortality /news/nigeria-adopts-multiple-micronutrient-fortified-bouillon-cube-standards-reduce-malnutrition <p><span>The&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4CZn9V4INE"><span lang="EN-US">Nigerian government has enacted a new industrial standard for bouillon which includes a provision for&nbsp;</span></a><span>adding vital micronutrients.&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN">The new standard specifies&nbsp;the inclusion&nbsp;of iron, zinc, folic acid and vitamin B12 on a voluntary basis in nationally produced and imported bouillon cubes to reduce malnutrition and child mortality.</span></p> December 17, 2024 - 10:48am Andy Fell /news/nigeria-adopts-multiple-micronutrient-fortified-bouillon-cube-standards-reduce-malnutrition Agricultural Workers Reduce Hours or Move Locations to Avoid Wildfire Smoke /health/news/agricultural-workers-reduce-hours-or-move-locations-avoid-wildfire-smoke Wildfires forced farmworkers to move locations or reduce hours on smoky days when elevated levels of particulate matter were in the air. December 12, 2024 - 11:02am Amy M Quinton /health/news/agricultural-workers-reduce-hours-or-move-locations-avoid-wildfire-smoke Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40% /food/news/feeding-grazing-cattle-seaweed-cuts-methane-emissions-almost-40 Scientists find making a seaweed additive more accessible to grazing cattle would make cattle farming more sustainable while meeting global demand for meat. December 02, 2024 - 1:20pm Amy M Quinton /food/news/feeding-grazing-cattle-seaweed-cuts-methane-emissions-almost-40 Animal and Veterinary Innovation Center Established at ٺƵ /blog/animal-and-veterinary-innovation-center-established-uc-davis <div><p>ٺƵ is one of four institutions nationwide selected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to establish Animal and Veterinary Innovation centers to help spur innovation and advance regulatory decisions.</p><p>The ٺƵ Intentional Genomic Alteration Innovation Center will focus on genome editing of livestock like pigs, sheep and cattle to support science-based regulations that demonstrate the safety of the technology and pave the way for human consumption of edited animals.</p></div> November 22, 2024 - 11:31am Andy Fell /blog/animal-and-veterinary-innovation-center-established-uc-davis Making High-yielding Rice Affordable and Sustainable /news/making-high-yielding-rice-affordable-and-sustainable <p>Rice is a staple food crop for more than half the world’s population, but most farmers don’t grow high-yielding varieties because the seeds are too expensive. Researchers from the University of California’s Davis and Berkeley campuses have identified a potential solution: activating two genes in rice egg cells that trigger their development into embryos without the need for fertilization, which would efficiently create high-yielding clonal strains of rice and other crops.</p> November 20, 2024 - 10:53am Andy Fell /news/making-high-yielding-rice-affordable-and-sustainable Coffee Scientists Find Best Ways to Make Coffee /food/news/coffee-center ٺƵ coffee scientists are finding the best ways to make coffee, from sustainable farming to quality control to taste, improving the global coffee industry. November 18, 2024 - 9:10am Tatiana Muniz /food/news/coffee-center Checking In With Chancellor May: At the Forefront of Feeding the World /news/checking-chancellor-may-forefront-feeding-world <div><strong>To the ٺƵ Community:</strong></div><p>No matter our background or belief systems, every human being deserves to have access to healthy and adequate food. This is one of the key&nbsp;<a href="https://grandchallenges.ucdavis.edu/">Grand Challenges</a> ٺƵ is undertaking to create a healthier tomorrow. These are among the global “wicked problems” for which we seek solutions through a cross-disciplinary approach.</p> November 15, 2024 - 12:30pm Cody Kitaura /news/checking-chancellor-may-forefront-feeding-world