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One of the sectors of the Ag community hit especially hard during the spread of COVID-19 last year was meatpacking plants nationwide. But, according to UC Davis, the impact was much more severe than initially thought. Researchers say an estimated 334,000 cases of COVID-19 are attributable to meatpacking plants, resulting in $11 ...

According to a new study by researchers at the University of California-Davis, adding a bit of seaweed in the feed could reduce methane emissions from cattle by as much at 82%. Researchers said this could pave the way for the sustainable production of livestock throughout the world ...

Can U.S. agriculture become carbon neutral by the year, 2050? And if so, how will it be accomplished? "The answer is, we don't know but we're gonna try, and we're goonna find out," said University of Arkansas's Marty Matlock. "There are many sectors of society that actually really need to go net zero because they are fossil fuel based, agriculture is not," added Frank Mitloe

Researchers at University of California Davis found the combined threats of pesticides and loss of flowering plants led to a 57% drop in blue orchard bee reproduction, as well as few female offspring. UC Davis graduate student, Clara Stuligross, said usually stressors for bees are studied independently, but in this specific case, it was important to understand how stressors interact and work toge

For the first time in the 120 year history of the College, a woman is the dean at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dori Borjesson started her new role just a few weeks ago, and says she excited about what the future holds. She ...

Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine made history Monday morning, with the first female dean the the school's 120-year history. Dori Borjesson comes to Pullman from the University of California Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. The Beave ...

Go on-line, or check out your social media feed, it seems like the livestock and production agriculture are among the first industries to come under fire for greenhouse gas emissions and environmental footprint. But one scientist at the University of California-Davis says that’s all wrong. ...

Washington State University has a new dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Dori Borjesson, chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology at the University of California Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, was named the new dean last week.  Borjesso...

For the first time since the 1980s, University of California, Davis, researchers have released new varieties of wine grapes.  The five new varieties, three red and two white, are highly resistant to Pierce’s disease, which costs California grape growers more than $100 million a year.  The new, trad...

The February rollout of the Green New Deal was not well received in agricultural circles.  And, even some self-proclaimed ag progressives were less than enthusiastic.  Allies of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are starting to reach out to agriculture experts to discuss the proposed legislation.  A Drove...