DREC Blog

UC Davis-Desert REC collaboration brings high value to the California Wheat Industry

If you have ever enjoyed Barilla pasta in your favorite Italian dish, you have most likely consumed Desert Durum wheat from Imperial County. The success of the Desert Durum wheat is due to research of UC Davis Distinguished Professor and HHMI...

Irrigation Management Research at Desert REC Reduces Water use in Alfalfa Production

 Water has always been a precious commodity in Imperial County. With rainfall averaging less than 3 inches per year, this arid desert region depends on irrigation water from the Colorado River to continue its production of over 100 different...

Cattle Nutrition Research at Desert REC Decreases Feed Costs for Producers

A stop at the feedlot to observe the cattle is always a highlight of the day for the over 8,000 visitors to Farm Smart each year through school field trips and field tours. Cattle has been the #1 commodity in Imperial County(IC) for over 60 years and IC...

Purple is the New Orange

The UC Desert Research and Extension Center (REC) is located in Holtville, California-a city dubbed the “Carrot Capital of the World”. While the city of Holtville spends the first 2 weeks of February celebrating the infamous carrot with...

Over a Century of Agriculture Research and Extension

The University of California Desert Research and Extension Center (UC DREC) was established in 1912 and is the oldest research and extension center in the UC system. For the past 108 years, UC DREC has conducted innovative and relevant agricultural,...

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