AIC research economist Karen Jetter presented “Simulated Costs of Hospital...
AIC research economist Karen Jetter presented “Simulated Costs of Hospital Stays Under Different Rates of Covid-19 Transmission” at Virtual Podium 2020. Click here for the presentation slides.
View ArticleA Big Rat in Congress Helped California Farmers in Their War Against Invasive...
Climate change did not create the issue of invasive species. But shifting temperatures and changing environmental conditions are making the problem worse and pushing species into new areas of the...
View ArticleSumner speaks to Students on Effects of COVID-19 on the Food Supply Chain
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View ArticleWant to understand the laws of supply and demand? Watch the dairy industry
Marketplace / August 6, 2020 Agricultural economist Dan Sumner at the University of California, Davis, said that’s when dairy farmers started ramping up production. “They have added some heifer calves...
View ArticleProfessors Sexton and Sumner critique Misguided “Price-Gouging” Lawsuit in...
New York’s AG Lays a Rotten Egg, by Richard J. Sexton and Daniel A. Sumner A bright spot during the pandemic has been the resilience of the food supply, which kept staples on shelves. But now state...
View ArticleStatistical Review of California’s Organic Agriculture, by Wei, Goodhue,...
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) State Organic Program (SOP) oversees organic agricultural production, milk and dairy food processing, meat and poultry processing, and retail...
View ArticleDaniel Sumner to testify on November 18 at the State Assembly Committee...
The Impact of Wildfires on California AgricultureWednesday, November 18, 20201:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.State Capitol, Room 4202 Panel 1: Overview of the Impact of Wildfires on California Agriculture Chief...
View ArticleHeat-Related Illness Prevention on the Farm Benefits Everyone
The threat of heat illness remains a concern in California agriculture. This video emphasizes that farm workers and farm operators share benefit from measures to mitigate high temperatures. At about 1...
View ArticleAIC Director Sumner on a panel on climate economics for California farms
How California farmers view climate change action and adaptation. How carbon pricing and border adjustments will affect farm economics in California. Growing use of electric tractors, trucks, and solar...
View ArticleDrought adds pressure on Central Valley farmers as other factors cause food...
Snowpack statewide is only at 59% of its April 1 average, based on electronic measurements according to the California Department of Water Resources. Farmers in the Central Valley producing...
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