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"Economic and Pest Management Evaluation of the Proposed Regulation of Nitroguanidine-Substituted Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Six Major California Commodities" by Yanan Zheng, Rachael Goodhue, Kevi Claire Mace-Hill, Jess Rudder, Tor Tolhurst, Daniel Tregeagle, Hanlin Wei, Beth Grafton-Cardwell, Ian Grettenberger, Houston Wilson, Robert Van Steenwyk, Frank Zalom, Monique Rivera and John Steggall

Sept. 13, 2023

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will implement a regulation restricting the use of nitroguanidine-substituted neonicotinoid (NGN) insecticides on January 1, 2024. Developed to protect managed pollinators, the regulation …

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"The Bioeconomy to the Rescue" by Gordon Rausser and David Zilberman

Sept. 13, 2023

The bioeconomy, encompassing sectors such as agriculture and forestry, presents an arena where natural resources can wield a crucial influence on climate crises management. This article unveils various burgeoning biotechnological …

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"Russian Weaponization of Food Rattles Global Markets" by Colin Carter and Sandro Steinbach

Sept. 13, 2023

Blaming his decision on nonexistent export restrictions that were allegedly imposed by the West, Vladimir Putin has backed out of a trade deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey …

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"Economic and Climatic Determinants of U.S. Farmer Suicide" by Qi Wu, Pierre Mérel and Richard Sexton

July 5, 2023

Farmers around the world commit suicide at high rates relative to the general population, but factors causing farmers to commit suicide are not well understood. We study the role of …

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"How Is Demand Management Developing in SGMA Groundwater Sustainability Plans" by Astrid Borup Friberg, Arthur Wardle and Ellen M. Bruno

July 5, 2023

Demand management will play a critical role in both reaching groundwater sustainability under SGMA and determining the economic costs of groundwater regulation. Here, we provide an update on the approval …

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"Agriculture and the War in Ukraine One Year Later" by Olena Sambucci and Daniel A. Sumner

July 5, 2023

Ukrainian agriculture and the world food system have been remarkably resilient in the face of continuing tragedy. Ukraine has continued to supply domestic and world consumers with food staples as …

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"How Much Will Air Quality Improve Thanks to the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Burning Ban?" by Joel Ferguson

May 3, 2023

In 2003, the California State Legislature passed a bill mandating the phaseout of agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley in an effort to improve air quality. The California Air …

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"Thinking in Terms of Supply Chains Rather Than Individual Markets" by David Zilberman, Thomas Reardon, Joseph Cooper and Sadie Shoemaker

May 3, 2023

Analysis of agri-food systems should recognize that modern systems benefit from high innovation rates. Multi-tiered supply chains commercialize innovations. The supply chains for innovation and the product supply chains are …

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"From Drought to Deluge: Designing Groundwater Pricing Policies to Cope With California’s Water Woes" by Ellen M. Bruno

May 3, 2023

Groundwater pricing presents a promising tool for managing groundwater demand under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. We use data from an agricultural region on the Central Coast to examine how …

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Hanbin Lee, Richard J. Sexton, and Daniel A. Sumner Awarded for Writing Most Downloaded Article of 2021–2022 for ARE Update

April 19, 2023

The article estimating that Prop 12 would cost California pork consumers about $320 million annually due to higher pork prices was downloaded over 3,700 times in 2021-2022.

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