Practice Food Safety at Home
According to a recent study many do not follow recommended food safety practices in preparing meals at home.
WIFSS Raising Awareness of Agroterrorism for Rural Ohio
“A farmer, health inspector and FBI agent walk into a county fair pavilion…” It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke but……
40 Maps That Explain Food In America
Looking for a serious map about serious breakfast food? Here are 40 maps, charts, and graphs that show where our food comes from and how we eat it, with some drinking thrown in for good measure.
WIFSS Director Receives Award
A team of UC Davis water quality researchers are recipients of the UC Agriculture and Natural Resource 2013-14 Outstanding Team Award.
Food Safety and “Mad Cow Disease”
On June 2, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a diagnosis of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (vCJD) in a patient who recently died in Texas.
Foodborne illness outbreaks – Yelp to the Rescue!
Find out how Yelp is helping the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene find unreported foodborne illness.
Western Food Safety Summit
A two-day summit on responsible leadership in food safety brought the most current information and research regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to the Salinas Valley agriculture community during the ninth Western Food Safety Summit.
Expanding the Global Reach of One Health
UCDavis and Nanjing Agricultural University will work together addressing complex global issues of poverty, new and re-emerging zoonotic diseases, safe foods, a sustainable food supply, and the need for a safe and healthy environment for animals and people throughout the world.
Water Conference Exceeds Expectations
The Western U.S. Irrigation Water Conference exceeded expectations by bringing together a dynamic group of researchers and stakeholders representing key produce production areas from the western United States across to the Midwest, Eastern Seaboard and Southern agricultural regions.
Dairies, water-use and the drought
Of all of agriculture, dairies are the undisputed authorities on water conservation and recycling, but with California in its third year of drought what are the economic pressures faced by family dairies? Dr. Michael Payne reports on the critical situation…