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Campbell Soup gives $250,000 to sustainable ag
DAVIS October 8, 2007 8:47pm 
• Will support research, outreach at UC Davis • May help develop techniques to preserve farmland The University of California, Davis, Agricultural Sustainability Institute has received $250,000 from Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) to support sustainable agriculture research, education and outreach.
The contribution from Campbell's will help fund a new generation of research on healthy soil, pest management, and water management, the university says.
"We are … ready to work with Campbell's on education and outreach projects that can address child nutrition issues, as well as research projects on crop rotations, cover crops and nitrogen uptake," says Tom Tomich, ASI director and director of the statewide UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
"Our endowment will promote the preservation of the world's precious farmland and advance the practice of integrated pest management,” says Carl Johnson, Campbell Soup Company senior vice president and chief strategy officer.
Campbell's has a long history in the Davis community, where it operates an agricultural research facility that serves as the headquarters for the Campbell Seed Company. The company also operates tomato processing plants in Dixon and Stockton, as well as a major West Coast production facility in Sacramento that produces the company's soups, sauces, and beverages.
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