Northern California ag producers should prepare for flash flood and debris flows
University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine is preparing veterinarians and farmers for flooding and other natural disasters.
The Sisterhood of One Health
The sisterhood is nourished by bonds of friendship that have no borders or boundaries. It’s grounded in teamwork, multidisciplinary collaboration, mutual respect, science-based truth seeking, and love. Read the story of three friends who met at a One Health conference and built a lifelong friendship which has weathered the storms of graduate school and helped them become better and stronger people.
Wishing you Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from everyone at WIFSS.
Honey Bees Need Veterinarians Too
Honey bee health is vital, we need veterinarians to help keep them healthy. Honey bees play a critical role in agricultural production and pollinate roughly one-third of all food eaten in the United States. Safeguarding their health is of the utmost importance.
Lunchtime Challenge Influences Thousands
The 2020 Lunchtime Challenge, (LTC), reached and audience of more than 3,000 people through the creative promotional campaigns of 40 undergraduate students from multiple disciplines who raised awareness about One Health issues as diverse as an innovative integrated method of reducing agricultural waste utilizing black fly larvae, to the harmony between marine ecology and human health, and the impacts of deforestation for the production of palm oil.
WIFSS Student Employees Make Learning Accessible for Spanish-speaking Californians
How translating learning materials is making a difference for farmers and food processors.
Los empleados de WIFSS hacen que el aprendizaje sea accesible para los californios de habla hispana
Como la traducción de materiales de aprendizaje está marcando la diferencia para los agricultores y los procesadores de alimentos.
WIFSS Is Finding Ways to Support California Specialty Crop Farmers in English and Spanish
WIFSS has developed an online training program for California farmers as they work to meet the new compliance standards of the FDA FSMA Produce Safety Rule.
WIFSS está encontrando formas de apoyar a los agricultores de cultivos especializados de California en inglés y español!
WIFSS ha desarrollado un programa de capacitación en línea para los agricultores de California mientras trabajan para cumplir con los nuevos estándares de cumplimiento de la Norma de seguridad de productos agrícolas FSMA de la FDA.
Online Food Systems Conference Encourages Next Generation of One Health Specialists
For years WIFSS has been holding successful conferences, bringing international students to UC Davis to experience the principles of One Health, the importance of teamwork and collaboration, and lectures from world-class faculty and specialists.