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UC Davis Geneticist Named 2026 World Ag Prize Laureate
Jorge Dubcovsky, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and Howard Hughes Institute researcher has been named the 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate in the category for countries that have a developed economy. The award, given by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and […]

UC Davis Geneticist Named 2026 World Ag Prize Laureate
Jorge Dubcovsky, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and Howard Hughes Institute researcher has been named the 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate in the category for countries that have a developed economy. The award, given by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and […]

UC Davis Geneticist Named 2026 World Ag Prize Laureate
Jorge Dubcovsky, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and Howard Hughes Institute researcher has been named the 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate in the category for countries that have a developed economy. The award, given by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and […]




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Fairer Weather Brings Better Harvesting Conditions for Almonds
Warm, dry conditions dominated the weather in California’s central valley during September, providing good support for the 2026 harvest. Daily maximum temperatures ranged predominately between mid-80’s and mid-90’s with highest readings report throughout the valley on Sept. 10 at just over 100 degrees. Meanwhile, morning lows ranged predominately from the lower 50’s with highest values …

September Orchard Tasks – Walnuts

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Making Smoke-Tainted Wine More Appealing
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Making Smoke-Tainted Wine More Appealing
ARS researchers are helping U.S. wine growers better manage their grapes after wildfire events. Wildfire smoke damages wine grape quality and costs the U.S. wine industry hundreds of millions of dollars per wildfire event. Volatile phenols carried in the smoke are absorbed by grapes and can be released by typical wine fermentation processes. Wines damaged …

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State Water Board Adopts the Dairy Remand Order
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