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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@UCDavisARE Frank H. Buck, Jr. Distinguished Professor Daniel Sumner discusses uncertainty of the future of leafy green consumption in recent @nytimes.com article www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/u...
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With Shoppers Wary of Illness, Farmers Destroy Millions of Heads of Lettuce (Gift Article)
After a drop in demand driven by a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, California growers are plowing lettuce back into the soil and laying off workers.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
ARE Professor of Teaching Kristin Kiesel discusses Driscoll’s impact on the berry market in recent @nytimes.com article “Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/d...
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Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.
The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
ARE Distinguished Professor Emeritus Colin Carter discusses the U.S. beef industry in recent @newsweek.com article about the U.S. cattle shortage and meatpacking closures. www.newsweek.com/cattle-short... #USBeef
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The cattle shortage is now losing Americans their jobs
Supply constraints have pushed beef prices to record highs, but consumers are not the only ones struggling.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
UC Davis ARE Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension James Sayre remarks on US lettuce production in face of cyclospora outbreak in recent USA Today article. www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
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How lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak can get to your table
The United States imports a relatively small percentage of its lettuce. See how that lettuce can travel from a field in Mexico to your dinner table.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
ARE Professor of Cooperative Extension Tina Saitone’s research on grey wolf diet in California featured in recent LA Times article “Wolves Return to Feast on Cattle” www.latimes.com/california/s...
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These wolves returned to California, but their eating habits have sparked alarm
A study on gray wolves' dietary preferences shows that the population regrowth is connected to the fact that wolves are feasting on cattle, while natural prey resources remain comparatively scarce. Re...
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Congratulations to ARE Cooperative Extension Economist Emeritus Desmond Jolly, the 2026 Eric Bradford & Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award Recipient asi.ucdavis.edu/news/desmond...
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Desmond Jolly to receive the 2026 Bradford–Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
The Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI) at UC Davis has announced that the 2026 Eric Bradford and Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award will be given to Dr. Desmond Jol...
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
New @MarketWatch Op-Ed by ARE Professor Jens Hilscher, ARE PhD alum Ting Bai, and Anna Scherbina examines how heightened market uncertainty, sector divergence, and increased index concentration may create opportunities for skilled active managers to outperform. tinyurl.com/5n7u54a3
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Market chaos gives skilled managers a chance to beat index funds - just like they're supposed to do
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
ARE Frank H. Buck, Jr. Distinguished Professor Daniel Sumner discusses challenges for California farmers in recent KQED Forum piece about the current agricultural crisis. kqed.org/forum/201010...
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
This Give Day support the Jean Kinsey Excellence Award—investing in the next generation of leaders in Agricultural and Resource Economics. Gifts provide summer stipends for graduate students in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. tinyurl.com/5n6wzzvv
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
UCDavis ARE Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension James Sayre remarks on how water costs are affecting CA avocado growers in a recent San Diego Union-Tribune article. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/03/15/e...
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Escondido has some of San Diego County’s priciest water. Avocado growers have waited a decade for a lifeline.
Americans are eating more avocados than ever before. But in San Diego County’s avocado belt, sky-high water costs prevent farmers from benefiting.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
ARE Professor Jens Hilscher and ARE Assistant Professor Bulat Gafarov discuss California gas prices in recent #FoxBusiness piece (1:45 min). www.facebook.com/watch/?v=254...
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
ARE Distinguished Professor Emeritus Colin Carter discusses effects of Trump’s Argentina beef deal in recent @newsweek.com article. www.newsweek.com/sold-us-out-... #Tariffs #USBeef
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‘Sold us out’: Farmers outraged at Trump’s Argentina beef deal
Experts doubt whether the president's plan to import Argentinian beef would lower domestic prices.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New article in Nature Sustainability by ARE researchers examines the relationship between water inventories and price dynamics in California’s surface and groundwater markets. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @naturesustainab #CAWater
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Price sensitivity to precipitation and water storage in California - Nature Sustainability
This study examines the relationship between water inventories and price dynamics in California’s surface and groundwater markets over 2010–2022 and shows that price fluctuations in surface water mark...
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
ARE Assistant Professor Bulat Gafarov discusses how E15 fuel could effect gas prices in recent Sacramento Bee article www.sacbee.com/news/local/t...
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California gas prices could fall under a new law. Will you see it at the pump?
Experts weighed in on a new type of gas that Gavin Newsom legalized in California.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
@UCDavisARE.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics: Financial and Agricultural Commodity Market Economics. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07305
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Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics: Financial and Agricultural Commodity Market Economics
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Climate change, population growth, demand for animal products, pest resistance to traditional treatments and misguided policies lead to food shortages and escalating food prices. FarmToTableTalk talks with Richard Sexton @ucdavisare.bsky.social & @ucanr.edu farmtotabletalk.com/more-people-...
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More People, Worse Climate, Less Food - Richard Sexton - Farm To Table Talk
Climate change, population growth, demand for animal products, pest resistance to traditional treatments and misguided policies can lead to food shortages and escalating food prices. Rich Sexton is au...
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
ARE Assistant Professor Mark Agerton discusses orphan oil wells in recent @marketplace.org piece about new Texas bill aimed to prevent unused wells spewing methane. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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Texas bill aims to prevent more orphan wells that spew methane and brine
There are thousands of abandoned wells across the country, and governments are often forced to pick up the cost of plugging them.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Colin Carter talks with @KQEDForum about how tariffs and a trade war with China could affect California farmers www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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How Tariffs and a Trade War with China Could Affect CA Farmers | KQED
We’ll check in with farmers and an economist on the ongoing turmoil’s effects on the agriculture industry, nationwide and here in California.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Colin Carter discusses the effects of retaliatory tariffs on California agriculture in The California Report from @KQED (minute 5:00) www.kqed.org/news/1203450...
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Tariffs To Have Widespread Impact On California Businesses | KQED
The tariffs could impact car dealerships and farmers especially hard.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Jay Sayre and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Colin Carter weigh in on possible tariff exemptions for California (min 1:40) in recent @ABC10 piece. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp_o...
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Newsom rebukes Trump tariffs, asks nations to exempt California products
YouTube video by ABC10
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
ARE Distinguished Professor Colin Carter discusses the potential impacts of the new round of tariffs in a Fresno Bee article, “California farmers fear tariff trade war losses in billions, uneven bailouts” www.fresnobee.com/news/califor....
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California farmers fear tariff trade war losses in billions, uneven bailouts
Nut crops are grown in San Joaquin Valley communities of Fresno, Kern, Stanislaus, Merced and Madera counties.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
ARE Distinguished Professor Dan Sumner discusses the potential impacts of current international trade policies related to U.S. tariffs and retaliation from other countries on wine and on farm inputs and production costs in a recent article in Wine Business: www.winebusiness.com/news/article...
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Winegrape Grower Costs and Market Issues Addressed at Global and Local Levels at Clarksburg Grape Day
Wine Industry News Article
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
ARE Distinguished Professor Daniel A. Sumner explains why egg prices are taking a hit, while milk prices have remained stable in recent interview on CapRadio’s Insight with Vicki Gonzalez. www.capradio.org/news/insight...
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Egg Prices | Mexican Consulate | Canadian Consulate | Sacramento Street Vendor Bootcamp
Egg prices are setting new records in 2025. Also, the Mexican and Canadian consulates explain how they are navigating the Trump Administration. Finally, Sacramento’s Street Vendor Bootcamp.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
ARE Distinguished Professor Emeritus Colin Carter discusses the impact of high tariffs and uncertainty on the California almond industry in recent AP interview. apnews.com/article/cali...
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California almond growers grapple with uncertainty as new tariffs could hit exports
California’s almond growers are used to dealing with the swings of volatile weather and water supply.
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ucdavisare.bsky.social @ucdavisare.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Research from ARE Distinguished Professor Emeritus Colin Carter and co-authors published in #AREUpdate finds new trade war could cost California ag billions annually. Read more in new LA Times article: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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A trade war under Trump would bring major losses for California agriculture, experts warn
California farms export billions of dollars' worth of crops to other nations. Trump's tariff plans could trigger retaliation, harming the industry.
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