/ Centennial Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/seeds-science <p><em>As the campus nears its 2008–09 <a href="http://centennial.ucdavis.edu/">centennial celebration</a>, we take a look back at what was happening 100 years ago.</em></p> <p>Even before the first buildings were finished — and more than a year before the first students would arrive — the University Farm began laying the groundwork for its first research projects.</p> <p>UC scientists dug experimental irrigation ditches and planted varieties of wheat, oats, barley and tomatoes. Soon to follow would be test crops of sugar beets, legumes and an array of fruit and almond trees.</p> August 15, 2007 - 9:14am Susanne Rockwell /news/seeds-science