January-March 2004

Cover: Food insecurity and overweight coexist at high rates among low-income populations for complex reasons (see page 12). UC nutrition educators are working to promote healthy food choices and lifestyle changes among children and adults. Photo by Ken Hammond, USDA .

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California Agriculture, January-March 2004

Volume 58, Number 1
The hunger-obesity dilemma: Finding a healthy balance

peer-reviewed research articles

How can Californians be overweight and hungry?
by Patricia B. Crawford , Marilyn S. Townsend , Diane L. Metz , Dorothy Smith , Gloria Espinosa-Hall , Susan S. Donohue , Anna Olivares , Lucia L. Kaiser
pp12-17, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p12
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Food insecurity prominent among low-income California Latinos
by Lucia L. Kaiser , Anna C. Martin , Diane L. Metz , Yvonne Nicholson , Mary Lavender Fujii , Cathi L. Lamp , Marilyn S. Townsend , Patricia B. Crawford , Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
pp18-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p18
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Rural Latino families in California are missing earned income tax benefits
by Karen P. Varcoe , Nancy B. Lees , Martha L. López
pp24-27, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p24
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Project engages culturally diverse parents in Proposition 10 decisions
by David Campbell , Joan Wright
pp28-34, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p28
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Expanded production of labor-intensive crops increases agricultural employment
by Akhtar Khan , Philip Martin , Phil Hardiman
pp35-39, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p35
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Irrigation and planting density affect river red gum growth
by Stephen T. Cockerham
pp40-43, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p40
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Autoguidance system operated at high speed causes almost no tomato damage
by Aziz Z. Abidine , Brian C. Heidman , Shrini K. Upadhyaya , David J. Hills
pp44-47, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p44
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Drip irrigation evaluated in Santa Maria Valley strawberries
by Blaine Hanson , Warren Bendixen
pp48-53, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p48
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In vitro gas production provides effective method for assessing ruminant feeds
by Girma Getachew , Edward J. DePeters , Peter H. Robinson
pp54-58, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p54
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Tomato pomace may be a good source of vitamin E in broiler diets
by Annie J. King , Gideon Zeidler
pp59-62, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p59
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: California's growing diversity drives profound change
by W. R. Gomes
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p2
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Letters: January-March 2004
From our readers
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p4a
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Science briefs: January-March 2004
Editors
pp4-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p4b
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Toll-free number aids Spanish-speaking firestorm victims; UC reserve burns
Editors
pp6-7, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p6
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“Pre-caucusing” improves labor mediation
by Janet Byron
pp8-9, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p8
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Rural youth report more frequent smoking and drinking
Editors
pp9, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p9
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Eatfit guides adolescents to improve health and fitness
by Jeannette Warnert , Janet Byron
pp10-11, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p10
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Yo-yo dieting drives up obesity
by Jeannette Warnert
pp11, doi#10.3733/ca.v058n01p11
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