A look at how the wine industry is confronting the wildfires and smoke that threaten its vineyards.
“White Gold”: California Farmers React to Recent Storms
Farmers rely on the Sierra snowpack as it melts to help feed their crops. The snowpack is up 200 percent from average levels this time of year.
Officials Discuss Putting Cap On Number of Marijuana Dispensaries In Northampton
“Local leaders in Northampton met Monday evening to discuss whether or not to put a cap on the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city… It would actually endanger youth and adult health by increasing the proportion of illegal cannabis in the market, and untested contaminants and its unknown potency.”
It Could Be Awhile Before Egg prices Fall. Here Are Some Egg Substitutes, According to Nutritionists
“The best projections right now from USDA is that egg prices will be down by 50 percent or 75 percent at the wholesale level early this year, this spring or summer. As of right now, we’re expecting prices to come down very rapidly, but still not get back to normal, if I can call it that, until 2024,” he said. A big factor in this timeline will be how long it takes to get the flu under control.”
Daniel Sumner to testify on November 18 at the State Assembly Committee hearing on the Economic Impact of Wildfires for California Agriculture
The Impact of Wildfires on California Agriculture
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 4202
Panel 1: Overview of the Impact of Wildfires on California Agriculture
- Chief Nick Schuler, Acting Deputy Director for Communications, CalFire o
- Overview of California Wildfires
- Professor Dan Sumner, University of California – Davis
- Economic Impact of Wildfires on Agriculture
- Kevin Masuhara, Deputy Secretary Administration and Finance, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Emergency Services – Fairgrounds and CA Animal Response Emergency System (C.A.R.E.S)
Panel 2: Examples of Specific Wildfire Impacts on Farms, Farmland, and Farmworkers
- Jamie Johansson, President, California Farm Bureau
- Eddie Campos, No Boundaries Farm
- Dr. Dave Daley, Rancher, California Cattlemen Association
- Karissa Kruse, President, Sonoma County Winegrowers
- Cole Mazariegos-Anastassiou, Brisa de Ano Farm
- Arnulfo Solorio, Director, Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation
Panel 3: Agricultural-based Wildfire Mitigation
- Dan Macon, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources/California Woolgrowers)
- Targeted Grazing and Wildfire Fuel Reduction
- Kara Heckert, American Farmland Trust
- Agriculture Land Preservation and Wildfire Mitigation
Closing remarks
AIC research economist Karen Jetter presented “Simulated Costs of Hospital Stays Under Different Rates of Covid-19 Transmission” at Virtual Podium 2020
AIC research economist Karen Jetter presented “Simulated Costs of Hospital Stays Under Different Rates of Covid-19 Transmission” at Virtual Podium 2020.
How COVID is Affecting U.S. Food Supply Chain
All those bare shelves? “They were dramatic, but not emblematic,” says Daniel Sumner, PhD, a distinguished professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis. Early on, panicked consumers raced to stockpile canned goods, rice, dried beans, and other staples, creating eerie impressions of scarcity in stores. But the food supply chain has remained surprisingly strong, according to Sumner. “It’s much more resilient and solid now than I would have thought 2 months ago.”
AIC Director Sumner Presented at the California Farm Bureau Federation Townhall on The Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Monday, April 27th
The virtual townhall was co-chaired by Senate and Assembly Agriculture Committee Chairs, Assemblymember Susan Eggman & Senator Cathleen Galgiani.
Opening remarks were by Jamie Johansson, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation. Other presenters included Roland Fumasi, Ph.D., Vice President, Senior Analyst and Manager, Rabo Research Food & Agribusiness at Rabobank; and Daniel Kowalski, Vice President, Knowledge Exchange Division, CoBank.
State Board of Food and Agriculture To Hear Update On California’s Agricultural Future From AIC
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear a presentation from the UC Agricultural Issues Center on California’s Agricultural Future and have updates on CDFA’s CalCannabis and Farmer Equity programs at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The Board will also hear from the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance. The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street – Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814.
AIC hiring Project Scientist
The Project Scientist makes significant and creative contributions to a research or creative project in his/her academic discipline. The appointee possesses the subject matter expertise and the creative energy necessary to function at a high level of competence. The appointee will participate in activities to increase, improve, or upgrade competency. Appointees with Project (e.g., Scientist) titles may engage in University and public service. They do not have teaching responsibilities. Although the Project Scientist is expected to work independently under the general guidance of an academic member with an independent research program (i.e., Professor, Professional Researcher, Specialist in Cooperative Extension, etc), he/she is not required to develop an independent research program or reputation. He/she will carry out research or creative programs with supervision by an individual in an academic title that carries with it automatic Principal Investigator status. The Project Scientist does not usually serve as a Principal Investigator but may do so by exception.
This position requires significant and creative contributions to research in the economic analysis of impacts of agricultural and food issues and regulations. The appointee possesses expertise, experience, and the ability in econometrics, simulation modeling and the development of experimental evidence. The appointee will also be involved in activities that improve his or her professional competency. The appointee will contribute to research on topics such as agricultural policy, economics of pests and diseases, economics of agricultural technology adoption, especially in the context of California and U.S. agricultural in the context of global markets. The appointee will work closely with other economists and with agricultural scientists and researchers of other disciplines.