AIC
Issues Briefs:
Each Issues Brief is a 4-6 page exploration of a particular topic
related to California agriculture. They are written periodically
by University of California faculty, AIC staff, and government researchers.
The Briefs are timely, non-technical summaries of research projects,
written for a broad audience with an interest in the particular
subject.
Each brief is available here as either a pdf or html file.
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Emergent
E-Commerce in Agriculture (no. 14, 2000, pdf) 
Rolf A.E. Mueller provides some background, some current facts,
and some interpretation of the role of e-commerce in agriculture.
California's
1999 International Agricultural Exports (no. 13, 2000, pdf)
Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Daniel A. Sumner and Justin Tamony provide
updated export data for 1999 and present highlights from the five
years of data compiled by AIC through its effort to develop more
accurate methods of producing agricultural export statistics for
California.
The
Value of Tradable Credits for Rice Straw Burning (no. 12, 2000,
pdf)
Marc Carey, Daniel A. Sumner and Richard E. Howitt summarize their
analysis of the cost savings available to the Sacramento Valley
rice industry through trading of burn credits.
Contract
Use in the California Winegrape Economy (no. 11, 1999, pdf)
Rachael Goodhue, Dale Heien and Hyunok Lee describe the use of contracts
in the California winegrape industry, drawing on an AIC survey of
12,000 growers in the state.
Data
on California's 1998 Agricultural Exports (no.10, 1999, pdf)
Nicolai Kuminoff, Tiffany Bunney, David S. Hart and Daniel A. Sumner
provide updated export data for 1998 from the continuing AIC effort
to develop methods for producing more accurate agricultural export
statistics for California.
Agricultural
Impacts of the Asian Economic Turmoil: A California Focus (no.
9, 1999, html)
Daniel A. Sumner and JooHo Song examine the Asian economic situation
and the implications for California agriculture.
Improved
Data on California’s Agricultural Exports (no. 8, 1998,
html)
Daniel A. Sumner, Heather Benson, David Hart and Nick Kuminoff summarize
results from a larger AIC project that provided a more solid statistical
basis for conclusions about the state’s agricultural exports
from 1995-1997.
Water
Transfers and Groundwater Management: An Economic Analysis (no.
7, 1998, html)
Marca Weinberg, Keith Knapp, Richard Howitt and Judith Posnikoff
summarize a case study of the potential effects on groundwater and
on agricultural production of reduced surface water use resulting
from water market transfers with and without groundwater management.
Organic
Agriculture in California: A Statistical Review (no. 6, 1998,
html)
Laura Tourte and Karen Klonsky provide data on organic agriculture
in California, drawing from a larger study conducted in collaboration
with the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Management
Changes and Impacts of the 1996 Farm Act (no. 5, 1998, html)
Warren E. Johnston and Lyle P. Schertz summarize the findings of
a 1997 panel of professional farm managers on the impact of the
1996 Farm Act in the Sacramento Valley.
Science
and Technology in California Agriculture (no. 4, 1998, html)
Julian M. Alston and David Zilberman review the role of technology
in development of California agriculture.
International
Trade and California Agriculture (no. 3, 1997, html)
Colin A. Carter and Daniel A. Sumner discuss how international markets
and trade policy affect California agriculture.
A
Measure of Subsidy to California Agriculture (no. 2, 1997, html)
To provide a summary measure of the impact of government policy
on California agriculture, Daniel A. Sumner and David Hart describe,
calculate and discuss a Producer Subsidy Equivalent (PSE).
Economic
Impacts of Irrigation Water Cuts in the Sacramento Valley (no.
1, 1997, html)
Hyunok Lee, Daniel A. Sumner, and Richard E. Howitt address the
question: If a substantial part of the Sacramento Valley's irrigation
supply became unavailable, what would be the economic effects on
farmers and on communities---and where would the loss hit hardest?
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