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  • The study's section on labor includes information on California’s new minimum wage and overtime laws.
    UC study breaks down costs of growing organic strawberries

    Aug 24, 2022

    • Agriculture
  • Cara Cara is the variety of navel oranges currently most commonly planted in California. Photo by Beth Grafton-Cardwell
    New UC study outlines costs of growing oranges in the San Joaquin Valley

    Sep 21, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • A new UC cost study shows potential profits in growing alfalfa organically for the organic dairy market. Photo by Rachael Long
    Organic alfalfa hay cost study released

    Apr 26, 2021

    • Economic Development
  • Growers considering planting pistachios can refer to a new UC study for estimated production costs and returns.
    Pistachio production costs outlined in UC study

    Mar 18, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • For the high-density planting study, avocado trees were spaced 10’x10’ or 430 trees per acre. Traditional plantings of avocados are spaced 20’x15’ or 145 trees per acre. Photo by Ben Faber
    New avocado study outlines costs and returns of high-density plantings

    Jan 4, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • Eureka lemons
    UC ANR study outlines costs and returns of producing lemons in Southern California

    Nov 5, 2020

    • Agriculture
  • Two new UC studies break out the costs and returns of producing irrigated pasture. During the irrigation season, beef cattle graze on the pasture. Photo by Dan Macon
    New UC studies outline costs of producing irrigated pasture in the Sierra Nevada foothills

    May 11, 2020

    • Agriculture
  • almonds on tree
    UC ANR updates cost estimates for growing almonds

    Dec 6, 2019

    • Agriculture
  • San Joaquin Valley ranchers can use new UC ANR beef-cattle cost study to guide their production decisions.
    UC releases latest cost and returns for ranchers raising beef cattle

    May 6, 2019

    • Agriculture
    • Economic Development
  • Hybrid sunflowers growing in the Sacramento Valley. California growers produce the seed for hybrid sunflower planting stock for U.S. and foreign markets. Photo by Sarah Light
    New UC ANR cost study for growing hybrid sunflower seeds helps farmers estimate costs

    Oct 4, 2018

    • Agriculture
  • Garbanzo beans mature in June and are harvested in July.
    UC estimates costs and returns for growing garbanzo beans

    Mar 6, 2018

    • Agriculture
    • Economic Development
  • A red angus cow grazes in a pasture with her calf.
    UC helps cattle ranchers estimate costs and returns of beef production

    Jul 18, 2017

  • Major differences between extra-early and late harvest peaches are return price, yield and fruit thinning cost.
    Late-harvest processing peaches produce more profit, new UC studies show

    Jun 21, 2017

  • The cost study for strawberry production notes that in 2016 new minimum wage and overtime laws were passed in California. Many growers already pay more than the current state minimum wage, but may be affected by the overtime law.
    New cost estimates for strawberry production released by UC Agricultural Issues Center

    May 11, 2017

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    UC releases new cost study for growing winegrapes

    Dec 13, 2016

  • Grapes shown drying on the vine in an overhead trellis system.
    UC releases new cost studies for growing plums and raisins in the San Joaquin Valley

    Dec 5, 2016

  • Cost estimates for growing pinot noir and chardonnay grapes in the Russian River Valley are now available.
    UC releases new cost study for growing winegrapes in North Coast

    Nov 18, 2016

  • Dried lima beans
    UC releases new cost studies for growing lima beans

    Aug 18, 2016

  • Orchardgrass is grown in the Intermountain Region.
    UC releases new cost study for growing orchardgrass hay

    Jul 11, 2016

  • A new cost study focuses on producing table olives with the Manzanillo variety
    UC releases new cost studies for growing olives

    Jul 8, 2016

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