By Daniel Crespo, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics The Colorado River...
From inhalable toxic chemicals to diminished agricultural yield, dust plays a surprisingly large role in state economy. By Robert Monroe, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Researchers from several University of California campuses have collaborated to create a report on dust in California,...
In California’s water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water. By Matt...
Strategic use of solar arrays could provide financial boost, help farmers continue producing crops and even save water From Michigan State University: As farmers debate whether fields should be used for agriculture or solar panels, new research from Michigan State...
By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Confusion and uncertainty. Those are two words being used by California agricultural exporters with farm products caught up in an escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and its biggest trading partners. President Donald Trump imposed...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California’s winegrape sector continues to reel from a shrinking market that has left the state with too much vineyard acreage and, year after year, an oversupply of grapes. Last year, more than a tenth of...
New research suggests that agricultural producers can play critical roles in wildfire risk management and response. From California Agriculture: Wildfires...
By Ag Alert During the past seven years, the cost to California lettuce growers of complying with the state’s environmental, labor and food safety regulations has increased by a whopping 63.7%, according to a study commissioned by the Monterey County Farm Bureau...
