agriculture

Climate change will have insurmountable effects on agricultural productivity levels. Whether this be through increased temperatures, decreasing soil health, irregular rainfall or more frequent catastrophic climate events, the potential consequences are far reaching and numerous.

The Daily Clog wishes everyone the best of luck in the hunt for eggs in the coming weeks and months. As fun as having an apartment pet may be, hopefully we won’t all have to turn to raising chickens out of our rooms.

There is a fundamental disconnect between the resources given to the agriculture industry and the benefit it provides to California.

I am sheltered from the heat my parents and grandpa endured just weeks ago, and I am sheltered from the lifestyle my grandpa and dad lived when they were younger.

Agricultural industry representatives acknowledge the fragility of a food system that depends on migratory labor and undocumented farmers who work under temporary or unsafe circumstances and are in need of a more sustainable solution. United States policies systematically exclude agricultural workers from labor protections, pose a significant barrier for political advocacy and ultimately lock them in a vicious cycle of economic, political and social vulnerability.

A group of campus scientists took a leap forward in the bioengineering field by redesigning a bacterial nanocompartment that can facilitate chemical reactions and could have substantial effects on the field of agriculture.

Kenneth R. Farrell, a former UC vice president for agriculture and natural resources, died after a brief battle with lung cancer Jan. 24. He was 87.