My Passion: Harnessing Tech to Unlock the Mystery and Power of Food
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My Passion: Harnessing Tech to Unlock the Mystery and Power of Food

Food & Ag Industry Immersion brings science and business together

Associate Professor Justin Siegel, our Ciocca Visiting Professorship in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, shares his cutting-edge research on sustainable food innovation to promote planetary health.

Food and Ag Immersion: Balancing Work and an MBA
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Food and Ag Immersion: Balancing Work and an MBA

‘Why did I wait so long to do this?’

Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Brie Hunt on what it’s like to balance a full-time job in the agriculture industry and pursuing a graduate business degree.

Neurobiology to Food & Ag: Industry Immersion Cultivates New Passion
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Neurobiology to Food & Ag: Industry Immersion Cultivates New Passion

Intense collaboration developing solutions for top executives

Through my MBA and the Food & Ag. Industry immersion, Jonathan Pan MBA 21 says he's been able to experience areas in which my science and business skillset can be bring value to many different companies.

#CrazyForTillamook – My MBA Summer Internship
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#CrazyForTillamook – My MBA Summer Internship

My three months immersed in cheese and spreads

I have long known that I wanted to work in the food industry, and recently I had the chance to explore that dream with a summer internship at Tillamook.

As a food connoisseur, and someone who’s passionate about the farm-to-fork revolution, this was

Jenny Hebets Pursues Career in Supply Chain Sustainability
Jenny Hebets, MBA 16
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Jenny Hebets Pursues Career in Supply Chain Sustainability

Jenny Hebets MBA 16 discovered international development as a teenager, but didn’t know it yet. Hebets’ high school required her to volunteer. So for four years, she would truck down to the same community in Tijuana from her Southern California home

From Foodie to Aggie, My Taste of Ag Industry’s Future
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From Foodie to Aggie, My Taste of Ag Industry’s Future

Matching strategy with sustainability

Consumer and grower preferences in the agriculture industry are shifting. The earth and number of people living on it are changing. In a response, UC Davis is committed to building a more stable food system for the future.

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In the Field: Immersion Tours Unpack California's Agribusiness
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In the Field: Immersion Tours Unpack California's Agribusiness

MBAs and ag students see agricultural supply chain up close

“It was mind blowing,” to see 16 lines simultaneously packing salad mixes in a warehouse running 24-hours, six days a week, writes Julie Morris, Food and Ag Immersion Coordinator.