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Samuel Sandoval, UC Cooperative Extension specialist, explains how UC ANR connects research with California communities and why that work matters to the state’s people, agriculture, and economy. #UCCE #UCANR @ucdavis.bsky.social

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California’s coast redwoods are used to growing in cool, coastal areas where the average temperature is around 59°F. But as average yearly temperatures rise and heatwaves push to 100°-plus spikes, the trees are responding by slowing the very operation that nourishes them: https://ucdav.is/4xWF5AO

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Video description: Drone footage of orchard rows with sunlit olives hanging from the trees and harvesting machinery. Mary Mori examines freshly picked olives and speaks to the camera. The harvested fruit is sorted and pressed to yield olive oil. Green glass bottles processed conveyor belts.

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A 2010 study raised questions about whether the olive oil on store shelves lived up to its label. Mori shares what that research meant for California’s olive oil industry. She explains how federally funded research helps reveal the chemistry of California olive oils and demonstrate their quality.

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What makes California olive oil worth a closer look? Mary Mori of California Olive Ranch explains how UC Davis Olive Center research helped California producers gain global attention and challenged the quality of imported olive oils.

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