/ Healthy Soil Content for UC Davis en /food/news/study-shows-very-dense-olive-orchards-thrive-less-fertilizer UC Davis researchers found olive trees produce the same yields and high-quality oil when using 25-50% less fertilizer. November 13, 2025 - 10:00am Amy M Quinton /food/news/study-shows-very-dense-olive-orchards-thrive-less-fertilizer /climate/what-can-i-do/blog/coming-back-soil Soil Life, a project between UC Davis and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, aims to educate people about the necessity of soil to support and sustain life and empower young people with solutions to some of our greatest global challenges. May 03, 2022 - 1:09pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/what-can-i-do/blog/coming-back-soil /climate/news/climate-change-solution-beneath-our-feet Healthy soils can be a climate solution, helping farmers, ranchers and UC Davis scientists flip the picture of too much carbon in the atmosphere and not enough in the ground. June 07, 2017 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/climate-change-solution-beneath-our-feet