MOCA: The Measure of California Agriculture
This publication documents California agriculture and its relationships to the rest of the economy by providing statistical details and an overview of unifying forces and trends. Selected key facts are also listed in a brochure format.
Highlights - The Measure of California Agriculture, . Brochure with highlights ( PDF, 1000 kb)

AIC White Papers on California Agricultural Issues
This series of 15 AIC white papers outlines many major issues facing California agriculture.  They describe the important factual circumstances, policies and economic relationships surrounding each issue.  They do not analyze in any detail implications of alternative responses to the issues.  They are designed to provide quick readable introductions to major issues that will be useful to industry and stakeholders and analysts, as well as public decision makers and advisors.

The Farm Bill and Western Agriculture (registration now open)
Date: May 14, 2013
Venue: Conference Center, UC Davis
Join us for insightful presentations and in-depth conversations surrounding the new Farm Bill and its impacts on agriculture in the West. Experts, leaders and stakeholders from the agricultural policy community will open the discussions on the most vital topics for Western Agriculture.

2011 California Agricultural Export Data
Table 1 - California agricultural product export values and rankings, 2009-2011
Table 2 - California Share of U.S. Agricultural Exports by Category and Commodity, 2010-2011
Table 3 - Major Destinations for California Agricultural Exports, 2010 and 2011,2
Table 4 - Major California agricultural exports to the top 15 destinations, 2010 and 2011
Table 5 - Major California agricultural exports to the European Union, 2010 & 2011
Table 6 - Ratio of California farm quantity exported to farm quantity produced, 2010 and 2011
Methodological Notes

OreCal
The OSU-UCD Partnership for Agricultural & Resource Policy Research (OreCal) is a collaboration between the Center for Agricultural & Environmental Policy at Oregon State University and the University of California Agricultural Issues Center. OreCal analyzes critical public policy issues concerning agriculture, food systems, natural resources, rural communities, and the environment. Principal Investigators for the partnership include members of the Departments of Agricultural and Resource Economics at both OSU and UC Davis. The partnership is one of the five agricultural and resource policy centers funded by the US Department of Agriculture.
Selected policy brief: Could a calorie tax or cuts in farm subsidies reduce obesity ? by Julian M. Alston, Abigail M. Okrent,and Bradley J. Rickard.
Presentations by Dan Sumner: - Risk Management and Commodity Policy OreCal Review
                                                      - Local and National Government-set rules for Production of Agricultural Products

"We are Both Hosts" UC Davis and Napa wine industry.
Presentation by AIC researcher Jim Lapsley

- Estimating Gravity Equation Models in the Presence of Sample Selection and Heteroskedasticity
- Stringent Maximum Residue Limits, Protectionism, and Competitiveness: The Cases of the US and Canada .
Papers by AIC post-doctoral scholar Bo Xiong

- Effects of Farm Subsidies for the Rich on Poor Farmers
- Economic  Forces Driving Agriculture and the Seed Industry
- Economics of California Agriculture and Water Quality and Quantity
- Issues Driving the Outlook for Specialty Crops
- Recent and Potential Trade Disputes Over Technical Barriers.
Presentations by AIC Director Dan Sumner

The U.S. Wine Market in a Global Context
Presentation by Jim Lapsley, Jan 2012

California Agriculture and Global Challenges: Resources, Prices and Prospects 2012
AIC Director Dan Sumner’s presentation for the California Ag Summit. January 27, 2012.

Regulatory and Subsidy Responses to Variability in North American Agriculture
Prepared for the Conference on Growing Forward in a Volatile Environment January, 2012, Ottawa

Dairy Economics: Plan ahead for the roller coaster ride!
AIC Director Dan Sumner’s presentation from 2012 California State Holstein Convention January 27, 2012 in Petaluma, California. January 2012

The Bioeconomics of Honey Bees and Pollination
A model of beekeeping that incorporates within- and between-year dynamics in the honey bee population.
Antoine Champetier, Daniel A. Sumner, James E. Wilen, 2012

Winegrapes and Nuts: Historical Review of Production in the SJV and Implications for the Future.
AIC researcher Jim Lapsley's presentation at the 30th Annual Agribusiness Management Conference at Fresno State.

Solano and Yolo County Agriculture Current Basis for Planning for the Future
AIC director Daniel Sumner presented at the Solano & Yolo Counties Joint Economic Summit in November 16 2011.

Winegrapes and Nuts: Historical Review of Production in the SJV and Implications for the Future. AIC researcher Jim Lapsley's presentation at the 30th Annual Agribusiness Management Conference at Fresno State.

Beeronomics symposium, proceedings
This half-day symposium brought together leading scholars from around the world who study the economics of beer and brewing.

South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement will lower export barriers for California products. AIC Director Dan Sumner and ARE Research Economist Hyunok Lee publish article in California Agriculture magazine.
The United States and South Korea negotiated a bilateral trade agreement in 2007. After final legislative approval, likely later this year, high tariffs on exports of most California agricultural products to South Korea will be gradually eliminated.

Economic Implications of the Import Duty and Excise Tax Drawback for Wine Imported into the United States
( August, 2011, pdf, 1MB) Daniel A. Sumner, James T. Lapsley and John Thomas Rosen-Molina.
This study explains how wine imports and exports and related grape prices and quantities are influenced by a federal program that allows refunds to wine exporters of 99% of the import duties and excises taxes paid on “commercially interchangeable” wine imports.

Agricultural Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Yolo County (Preliminary)
Study objective: Document the history and projections of agriculturally relevant climate change in Yolo County and assess the impacts of climate and climate change on planted acreage of significant crops. AIC, June 2011.

Economics of Carbon Credits from Voluntary Practices on Rice Farms in the Sacramento Valley
(May 2011, pdf, 360kb) Cloe Garnache, John Thomas Rosen-Molina and Daniel A. Sumner
This report provides an economic analysis of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from alternative rice production practices in the Sacramento Valley.

South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement will lower export barriers for California products
by Hyunok Lee, Daniel A. Sumner. California Agriculture, April-June 2011.
" Once it is approved, KORUS FTA will generate more demand for California products and expand the state's agricultural economy."

Toward a Common Standard: New European Union Label Laws and Geographic Indicators of Origin
A seminar, co-sponsored by the Agricultural Issues Center and focusing on wine laws related to wine trade names and appellations — the legally defined and protected geographical regions where wine grapes are grown — will be held June 2 to 4 at the University of California, Davis.

Evaluations of Policy Alternatives to Benefit Agriculture in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California
(February, 2011, pdf, 707kb) Daniel A. Sumner and John Thomas Rosen-Molina. This report, prepared for CDFA,  looks specifically at agriculture in the Delta itself and ask how its prospects might be improved.  The study examines the efficacy for the Delta of some of the kinds of proposals that have been made to stimulate agriculture and rural communities in other regions.

Statistical Review of California’s Organic Agriculture 2005 – 2009
(March 2011, pdf, 1.25MB) Karen Klonsky, Kurt Richter. This publication quantifies the current size and growth of the organic industry in California in terms of acres, farm gate sales and number of growers statewide and by commodity, commodity group, county, and region, based on California Department of Agriculture registration data from 2005 - 2009. (see also: previous versions)

Comparison of Production Costs and Resource Use for Organic and Conventional Production Systems
Presentation by AIC Associate Director Karen Klonsky for a webinar (3/1/2011) sponsored by NRCS.
 - Presentation slides.    
 - Paper.

The Profitability of Organic Agriculture: Lessons from the Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project (SAFS)
Presentation by AIC Associate Director Karen Klonsky for a USDA Organic Farming Systems Research Conference (3/16/2011) in Washington DC.