Tag: agriculture
The drought crisis in California
Starting April 21, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency to various counties throughout California. Though droughts are nothing new in Californian history, they...
UCR Extension Center establishes new cannabis program
The UCR Extension Center, known for offering programs and services that help individuals advance in their careers, move into a new field or start...
Use it, don’t lose it: excess US farm produce must be...
U.S. grocery stores and food pantries alike can hardly keep their shelves stocked with food as COVID-19 continues to plague the country. Supply lines...
Closing the Floodgates: California’s New Water Restrictions
Governor Jerry Brown has instituted a new set of restrictions on water consumption at a statewide level in response to increasing concerns about the...
Entomology department to host the first Annual Insect Fair
The Department of Entomology will host its first-ever Annual Insect Fair on April 18. The fair will begin at 10 a.m. and last until...
Gov. Brown orders restrictions on state water use
As California enters its fourth year of severe drought, Gov. Jerry Brown is taking aggressive action to save water by requiring the state to...
Grass is the problem, grassroots is the solution
Amid the persisting “megadrought” that is ravaging California, human usage of water, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, has not changed. Californians...
UCR doctoral student attends national agricultural forum
Holly Mayton, a first-year Ph.D. student in chemical and environmental engineering, was selected to attend the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2015 Agricultural Outlook Forum...
Governor Brown’s water conservation plan needs to be flushed
One thing you learn by growing up in California, besides where to get the best Mexican food, is that living in the state with...
UCR entomologist tackles Rwanda’s agricultural pest
UC Riverside Entomology Professor and Jefferson Science Fellow Thomas Miller has ventured to Rwanda in order to investigate the defects resulting in a “potato-tasting”...