When it comes to conducting research in California’s farmworker communities, BFI Co-Associate Faculty Director Susana Matias says that “it is key to have community-based partners to help build trust and access.”

Tipped workers have reached a tipping point at their workplace over wage thefts, sexual harassment, and discrimination, according to one labor advocacy group, which was joined by politicians pushing for an increased minimum wage for restaurant workers.

Undergraduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities are collaborating with Rausser College scientists to prepare for graduate-level research.

UC Berkeley researchers collaborating with the Karuk Tribe recommend centering Indigenous views to better assist the community in combating food insecurity and high rates of disease.

America’s farmers rely on a host of practices such as cover cropping and crop rotation to maintain soil health, grow more productive crops and feed the U.S. and countries around the world. However, current research is too sparse to precisely demonstrate how these practices can actually affect the yields and bottom lines for farmers.

The National Park Service is working with a local tribe to determine how to safeguard the tule elk, who compete with cattle for forage in the dry season. A recent proposal to remove a fence has ranchers and dairy owners up in arms.