National Co-op Month a reminder of the cooperative nature of food and agriculture
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- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - Cooperatives are at the very heart of agriculture. Cooperative systems emerge at all levels of production and extend through many facets, from harvesting to marketing. Co-ops can be complex operations that serve as supportive foundations for farmers and ranchers, and they can be as simple as direct marketing between farmers and consumers.
Next-generation perovskite solar cells made stable by metal oxide ‘sandwich’
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- Written by Shaun Mason
- Category: California News
Los Angeles, California - CLA professor Yang Yang, member of the California NanoSystems Institute, is a world-renowned innovator of solar cell technology whose team in recent years has developed next-generation solar cells constructed of perovskite, which has remarkable efficiency converting sunlight to electricity.
Unexpected Moments In Culture Make People Better Thinkers
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- Written by Emily Gersema
- Category: California News
Los Angeles, California - Halloween-themed plates at a Labor Day party. A bride in a green gown with her groom in a purple tuxedo and no wedding party. An obituary that declares of the deceased: “Regina had no hobbies, made no contribution to society, and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life.”
Sustaining our salad: UC Davis wins specialty-crops grant for lettuce project
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- Written by Pat Bailey
- Category: California News
Davis, California - Improving lettuce crops is the aim of a new, $4.5 million grant, awarded to University of California, Davis, researchers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Veterinarians offer tips for preventing bird flu in backyard chickens
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- Written by Pat Bailey
- Category: California News
Davis, California - With a potential increase in avian influenza this fall when wild waterfowl migrate south from their northern breeding grounds, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine reminds chicken owners to be extra vigilant to help avoid their birds contracting or passing the virus.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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- Written by IVN
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
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