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For the first time in the 120 year history of the College, a woman is the dean at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dori Borjesson started her new role just a few weeks ago, and says she excited about what the future holds. She ...

Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine made history Monday morning, with the first female dean the the school's 120-year history. Dori Borjesson comes to Pullman from the University of California Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. The Beave ...

Go on-line, or check out your social media feed, it seems like the livestock and production agriculture are among the first industries to come under fire for greenhouse gas emissions and environmental footprint. But one scientist at the University of California-Davis says that’s all wrong. ...

Washington State University has a new dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Dori Borjesson, chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology at the University of California Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, was named the new dean last week.  Borjesso...

For the first time since the 1980s, University of California, Davis, researchers have released new varieties of wine grapes.  The five new varieties, three red and two white, are highly resistant to Pierce’s disease, which costs California grape growers more than $100 million a year.  The new, trad...

The February rollout of the Green New Deal was not well received in agricultural circles.  And, even some self-proclaimed ag progressives were less than enthusiastic.  Allies of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are starting to reach out to agriculture experts to discuss the proposed legislation.  A Drove...

The Western Growers Association says the Farmers Aid package proposed by the USDA this week falls short meeting the needs of fruit, vegetable and tree nut farmers.  According to a UC Davis study, the direct trade losses for U.S. fruit, vegetable and tree nuts growers conservatively top $2.6 billion...

A recent study by U,C. Davis says farm fields are causing major nitrogen oxide pollution in the state.  The study indicates that between 20%-32% of that smog is caused by farm fields with fertilizer applications.  The study says recent findings show that agriculture is one of the dominant sources of nitrogen oxide in the U.S.  It says the imp...

As pork production changes and pigs are housed, not individually but in groups, researchers at UC Davis are now researching how to tell what kind of personality a pig might have and whether or not it will thrive or suffer in a group setting...

Researchers throughout the U.S. are working on creating new varieties that can handle the changing environment and other challenges in the future.   Charlie Brummer with UC Davis said with warming temperatures, the expectation is that irrigation will become difficult.  ...