UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics

The 5 Year Evaluation of the Hass Avocado Board's Promotion Program written by Richard Sexton, Tina L. Saitione and Charlotte Ambrozek for the Hass Avocado Board has been quoted on thepacker.com as well as freshfruitportal.com.

https://hassavocadoboard.com/inside-hab/reports-evaluations/

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Congratulations to Joseph Balagtas, ARE Ph.D. alumnus ('04), on his new position as senior economist with the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) in Washington, D.C.

Farm Hands West: July 24 Steve Lutz will leave the Produce Marketing Association on August 2 to start his own communications and marketing company.

Congrats to Tor Tolhurst for winning the WAEA Award for Outstanding Graduate Paper Award!

Tor Tolhurst Wins Western Agricultural Economics Association Outstanding Graduate Paper Award - Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis ARE PhD Candidate Tor Tolhurst won the WAEA Outstanding Graduate Paper Award for his paper, "Model-Free Bubble Detection of a Speculative Asset Bubble: Evidence from the World Market for Superstar Wines." He received the award at the 2019 WAEA Annual Meetings in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on July 2. Th...

Professors Mark Agerton and Kristin Kiesel attended a field trip to HMC farms as part of a partnership where farming practices meet research that is happening at UC Davis.

Agerton said he was, “struck by the sophistication and scope of the operations, and the innovation” going on at HMC farms. Kiesel said, “It is always great to be able to talk with industry leaders and gain new insights for my research and teaching. It reminded me how important the research we do is and how farmers and processors rely on our findings. Also, it reminded me how fascinating agricultural production is, and how many challenges they face. I left with a deep appreciation for the leaders in this industry.”

“Water is a huge deal, and there are some big distortions in that market: it’s difficult to trade (the water market is not actually very liquid...) and there are few property rights for groundwater, which leads to overextraction,” said Professor Agerton.

Professor Kiesel said she felt her, “research was very much aligned and I mostly used this opportunity to ask important questions that can improve my research, such as determinants of organic planting and production decisions and branding in the produce industry. It was also great to connect with other UC Davis researchers.”

UC Davis Professors Visit HMC Farms – hmcfarms UC Davis Professors Visit HMC Farms Posted on June 21, 2019 by Liz This month, University of California, Davis professors hopped in two vans and took a road trip to visit HMC Farms. The visit was part of an ongoing relationship between UC Davis and HMC Farms that stretches back many years. On the tr...

Professor Aaron Smith is quoted in an Inside Climate News article:

When tallying the carbon effects of burning petroleum fuel, researchers can simply look at the drilling, the refining and the burning of a gallon of fuel. But in agriculture, there are dozens of additional variables.

"On the agriculture side, you have to ask: Is it coming from a brand new field? How are you fertilizing? How are you generating the ethanol, and many other things," said Aaron Smith, a professor of agriculture and resource economics at the University of California, Davis. "The bottom line is you end up having a lot of modeling choices, which means if you want to find a favorable or unfavorable finding you can."

As Trump Touts Ethanol, Scientists Question the Fuel's Climate Claims At a crucial moment in ethanol policy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is doubling down on its argument that ethanol is better than conventional fuel.

ARE MS class of 2020 look out! You will now have a place to store your belongings between classes. The new MS lockers got installed in the Library today!

Summer vibes in the ARE office today on the first day of summer. Our student assistant is staying cool with her sunglasses and a boba slush.

Father's Day is this Sunday, June 16th. Here are some thoughts from Chancellor Gary May on graduation, fathers and life. Happy early Father's Day to all the fathers out there.

CHANCELL-ING: Grads, Dads and Wisdom We’ve entered the peak season for dispensing wisdom as graduation ceremonies uplift UC Davis and schools all over the region. Commencement speakers (including myself) are ready to encourage the crowds in caps and gowns to think boldly, serve the greater good and be a role model for others. With al...