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Unfold, a UC Davis podcast about science, innovation and discovery, unfolded through storytelling. We make complex topics relatable and reveal answers to questions you’ve always been curious about. Each episode takes you into the field with leading researchers who are working to tackle big picture problems – like how we’re going to feed a growing population, adapt to climate change and improve the health of people, animals and the planet. Hosted by public radio veteran Amy Quinton. Co-hosted by Kat Kerlin and Marianne Russ Sharp. Sponsor free. Learn more at ucdavis.edu/unfold.
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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
You’ve probably heard of groundwater — the water stored underground in aquifers that is a critical natural resource for the western U.S. Did you know that in California, these aquifers provide nearly 40 percent of the water used by farms and communities? During a drought, that figure is even more — nearly 60 percent. Groundwater is vital for growing crops. But California is using this underground resource faster than it can be replenished. In this episode of Unfold, learn how UC Davis researchers are working to make groundwater more sustainable while also helping California remain the most productive agricultural state in the nation.
In this episode:
Isaya Kisekka, director of the Agricultural Water Center at UC Davis
Thomas Harter, hydrologist and distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
Mallika Nocco, assistant professor of Cooperative Extension in soil-plant-water relations and host of the podcast Water Talk
Patrick Brown, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
Matthew Roby, research scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nick Edsall, orchard manager of Bullseye Farms in Yolo County, CA
Kirk Pumphrey, owner of Westwind Farms in Yolo County, CA