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"Changes to Nutrition Programs in the 2018 Farm Bill" by Charlotte Ambrozek and Timothy Beatty
March 22, 2019
Nutrition programs comprise 76% of Farm Bill spending. These programs target families, children, and other vulnerable populations, and have historically enjoyed wide bipartisan support.
"What Does the 2018 Farm Bill Mean for California and the Environment? Spotlight on the Conservation Programs" by Ellen M. Bruno and David Zilberman
March 22, 2019
The 2018 Farm Bill largely reauthorizes the same conservation programs from the 2014 Agricultural Act. Funding changes in the Conservation Title will result in an expansion and contraction of the ...
"California Farm Commodities and the 2018 Farm Bill" by Hyunok Lee and Daniel A. Sumner
March 22, 2019
Commodity provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill are much like those in the 2014 Act, except for dairy and cotton, where the new law increases subsidies and, for dairy, increases ...
"Bt Eggplant in Bangladesh Increases Yields and Farmers’ Incomes, and Reduces Pesticide Use" by Ahsanuzzaman and David Zilberman
Dec. 19, 2018
Genetically engineered (GE) Bt eggplant was introduced to Bangladesh in 2013 and by 2017, 18% of eggplant growers have adopted it. Our study, based on a survey of 481 farmers, ...
"Economic Value of the Herbicide Dacthal for Brassica and Allium Crops in California" by Steven Blecker, Steven Fennimore, Rachael Goodhue, Kevi Mace, John Steggall, Daniel Tregeagle, Tor Tolhurst, and Hanlin Wei
Dec. 19, 2018
California review of the herbicide dacthal triggered by the requirements of California’s Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act was conducted in 2018. This article estimates the economic effects a cancellation of dacthal’s ...
Faculty Profile: Bulat Gafarov
Dec. 19, 2018
Bulat Gafarov is an assistant professor with an appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis. Bulat received his Ph.D. in economics from the Pennsylvania State ...
"The New Social Cost of Carbon" by Maximilian Auffhammer
Dec. 19, 2018
The Social Cost of Carbon is a dollar figure, which measures the damage caused from one more ton of the greenhouse gas CO2 emitted. The federal government uses this number ...
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"The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Groundwater Markets" by Ellen M. Bruno
Aug. 10, 2018
Groundwater markets offer a cost-effective means of meeting management goals under the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Using data from the Coachella Valley groundwater basin, we quantify the economic impacts ...
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"Retail Food Prices and Retailer Market Power: Evidence from the Greater Los Angeles Area" by Meilin Ma, Tina L. Saitone, Richard J. Volpe, Richard J. Sexton, and Michelle Saksena
Aug. 10, 2018
Our analysis of transaction-level data for the Greater Los Angeles Area shows that relatively small food retailers charge substantially higher prices than supermarkets. Higher market concentration and sales shares in ...
"Are Marketing Orders and Checkoffs in Legal Trouble Again?" by John M. Crespi
Aug. 10, 2018
A recent Supreme Court ruling against fees collected by public employee unions from non-union members may lead to litigation of commodity checkoff program assessments. Marketing boards that considered this issue ...
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