Articles
“California Farms Adjust to Drought” by Daniel A Sumner, Carlyn Marsh, Quaid Moore, Scott Somerville, and Josué Medellín-Azuara
Oct. 28, 2021
During droughts, California farms shift scarce irrigation water to crops with higher payoffs such as vegetables or to orchards and vineyards to maintain asset values. With less forage available from …
“Climatological Context for California’s Ongoing Drought” by John Abatzoglou
Oct. 28, 2021
Back-to-back hot-dry years have left California parched. By late summer of 2021, half of California found itself in an exceptional drought.
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“The Outlook for California’s Almond Market" by Ellen M. Bruno, Brittney Goodrich, and Richard J. Sexton
Aug. 16, 2021
The California almond industry has seen remarkable growth over the past couple decades. Can additional growth and high prices be sustained?
"Science-Based Agriculture for Expanding Food Production and Sustainability” by David Zilberman
Aug. 16, 2021
Agriculture in this century will be challenged to feed at least 3 billion more people while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting biodiversity, and improving rural well-being.
“Voter-Approved Proposition to Raise California Pork Prices” by Hanbin Lee, Richard J. Sexton, and Daniel A. Sumner
Aug. 16, 2021
California voters passed Proposition 12 in November 2018 to require more housing space for certain farm animals. We estimate that Prop 12 will cost California pork consumers about $320 million …
"COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality in U.S. Meatpacking Counties" by Tina Saitone, K. Aleks Schaefer and Daniel Scheitrum
June 23, 2021
The meatpacking industry has been at the center of employee-related COVID infection concerns. However, there is limited information on the scope of the issue.
“How Has Residential Per Capita Water Consumption in California Changed Between 1994–2019?” by Juhee Lee, Mehdi Nemati, and Ariel Dinar
June 23, 2021
Residential water consumption (gallons per capita per day) in California fell dramatically in the past three decades.
“Why Are Indian Farmers Protesting the Liberalization of Indian Agriculture?” by Shoumitro Chatterjee and Aprajit Mahajan
June 23, 2021
Farmers in India fear that new laws will enable corporations to exploit them. The most vocal protests have been in the states of Punjab and Haryana. The roots lie in …
“California Crop Labor Supply and Demand During COVID-19” by Alexandra E. Hill
April 22, 2021
Data indicate that effects from COVID-19-induced agricultural labor shortages during 2020 were less pronounced than demand-side market disruptions like restaurant closures.
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"The Costs of Overregulating Animal and Plant Biotechnology: Lessons from COVID-19" by David Zilberman, Alison Van Eenennaam, Felipe De Figueiredo Silva and Josephine Trott
April 22, 2021
Modern molecular biology offers tools for precisely altering traits of crops and livestock. Similar tools have been used to develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.
