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UC Davis FST faculty to present at Natural Products Expo West

Food Science and Technology

Natural Products Expo West is the world's largest natural, organic and healthy products event and hosts more than 80,000 attendees including those shaping the future of healthy products.  The 2018 trade show is held at the Anaheim Convention Center from March 7-11, 2018.

On March 8, five faculty members from UC Davis' Department of Food Science and Technology will present research relevant to the natural products industry.  Learn more and register at the link below.

Dr Alex Levin, Associate Professor at Oregon State Univ

Recap of the 2017 Pete Christensen Wine Grape Short Course

Viticulture and Enology

Our 2017 Pete Christensen Wine Grape Short Course was held on December 12 and 13 on the UC Davis campus.  The 2-day program brought a full house of industry winegrape growers and winemakers each day.  The programs were moderated by Cooperative Extension Specialist in Viticulture, Dr. Kaan Kurtural, and included a full range of topics including the latest research on all things vineyard-related. Our speakers came here from all over California, as well as Oregon and Washington.

Foothills event

Recap of On the Road in the Foothills

Viticulture and Enology

UC Davis hosted another successful On the Road event in the Sierra Foothills wine country, in collaboration with farm advisor Lynn Wunderlich. The program on the 28th of November covered a wide range of topics, from using winery wastewater for irrigation by Dr. Anita Oberholster to micro-oxygenation discussed by Professor Andrew Waterhouse. Microbiological issues from friend to foe were covered by Drs. Linda Bisson and Ben Montpetit as well as Lucy Joseph. Like always lunch was shared to exchange ideas about the future and needs of the industry.

FST department seminar, Wednesday February 5

BFTV Cluster
Betty Burri, Research Chemist and Adjunct Professor, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, UC Davis will speak on "Using biofortified cassava to prevent Vitamin A deficiency in Africa: From Food Science to Nutrition Intervention."
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