A 20-year study led by a UC Davis scientist and his colleague at the University of Haifa in Israel was recently recognized by the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund.

As farmers and event organizers adapt to climate change and the ongoing spread of the pandemic, mandarin oranges have offered a bright taste of normalcy during grim times.

The Sacramento Valley provides some of the top wintering sites for waterfowl in the world.

Here are four innovative companies helping drive the clean energy revolution in the region. 

In September, UC Davis was awarded the first federal funding given to a university to research cultivated meat, positioning the Capital Region to serve as a hub of the advancing technology. 

The hard lessons we’ve learned in recent decades from catastrophic wildfires and drought can serve as the foundation for a new, integrated approach to water planning.

The future of vertical farming begins on the genetic level. That’s the philosophy of Unfold, a Sacramento-based startup focused on innovating fruit and vegetable seeds to better serve indoor growing facilities.

Sacramento is working to turn its fleet into a model of municipal sustainability with electric vehicles, a software-and-hardware suite to monitor efficiency, and more.

Small cannabis farmers are contributing to the regenerative agriculture movement by cultivating polycultures rather than growing just one crop.

In the Capital Region, there’s an emerging market among boutique vineyards and wineries focused on low-intervention farming and production methods.