Statistical 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 ArticleFarm Labor Data Incomplete
California Ag Today / October 6, 2020 It turns out the California government data on labor markets is usually quite good. But this year they get reports from counties and the counties are delayed or...
View ArticleDairy Markets Prove Resilient
California Ag Today / October 7, 2020 These kinds of volatilities are partly because of the shutdown and the milk market, even though there were some videos showing people dumping milk, that was not...
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 ArticleCalifornia Agriculture to 2050: Where are headed and what issues are driving?
Sumner presented data and projections for the long term future of California Agriculture to seed industry professionals at the UC Davis Seed Central Oniline Event on December 10. Click here to view the...
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...
View ArticleWhich rose first: the price of chicken or corn? Sumner comments on shifting...
Marketplace / May 11, 2021 “So China has turned to U.S. corn, and that drives prices in the United States,” said agriculture professor Daniel Sumner at University of California, Davis. He said American...
View ArticleWestern Drought Forces Farmers to Make Tough Decisions
Modern Farmer / June 7, 2021 Droughts in California have been part of agriculture for a very long time…California is a wonderful place for many crops and that has not changed at all. AIC DIrector Dan...
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