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  1. Food scarcity and prices likely to rise without more ag. research dollars from U.S. and developed nations http://is.gd/4jqoW
  2. New University of California, Davis, website is one-stop site for information about honey bees and native bees. http://is.gd/3BW0R
  3. Food-safety costs doubled for California leafy greens growers in the year after Sept. 2006 E. coli outbreak in spinach http://is.gd/3zaJD
  4. Univ. of Calif. has numerous cost and return studies on individual agricultural crops in specific regions: http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu/
  5. Fun Friday YouTube: A Job in Pig Heaven. UC Davis students get hands-on experience working with campus livestock. http://is.gd/3FsF7
  6. Download hundreds of free Univ. of California publications on gardening, agriculture, nutrition, food safety, etc. http://ucanr.org/freepubs
  7. Short TV interview on the Wine Aroma Wheel, featuring UC Davis wine experts, and a look at new UC Davis gardens. http://is.gd/3q9xd
  8. Arboretum Plant Sale: Oct. 3, UC Davis; Annual gala, don’t miss it. Feature: raised planters, plant combos, garden themes http://is.gd/3q7j0
  9. College Celebration: Oct. 9, UC Davis; annual party for college alumni and friends. Lots of food and drink; a good event. http://is.gd/3q7C4
  10. Read new pubs. "Crop Knowledge for Troubled Lands" and "Preventing Malnutrition Overseas" http://www.caes.ucdavis.edu/NewsEvents/News/Impact
  11. Name change for this twitter: "AgFoodScience" is now "ucdavisAgFood"; better connection to UC Davis
  12. Regulatory changes are slowing the flow of quality-improving agricultural biotechnology innovations to a mere trickle. http://is.gd/2yfpp
  13. Weed Science School, Sept. 21-23; focus on herbicide activity in plants and the fate of herbicides in the environment. http://is.gd/2yfvH
  14. YouTube UC Davis: "Why Diets Don't Work." Good food for thought; highlights the need for healthful living; http://is.gd/1WM1C
  15. California fruit/nut tree production threatened by global climate change, winter chill is declining; Devastating future? http://is.gd/1HV9A
  16. "Consumer's Guide to Fresh Fruits & Vegetables" helps people select high-quality produce from grocery stores; 16 pgs, $7. http://is.gd/1GHFL
  17. New “Obesity” book addresses science and sociology of this modern health epidemic. General-audience reference book; http://is.gd/1GHRx
  18. A strawberry's journey from Calif. to Ontario; production, labor, transportation, UC Davis input: http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/654217
  19. YouTube UC Davis: All-Star Plants introduced to Calif.; sustainable plants; http://bit.ly/18AmZv
  20. Video: drought strategy to save farms, fish in thirsty California; farmers, scientists and policymakers must collaborate; http://is.gd/1jp9O