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"Proposition 12 Reported Compliant Volumes and Wholesale and Non-Carcass Premiums" by Hannah Hawkins, Shawn Arita and Seth Meyer
This article focuses on the volumes, prices, and premiums associated with Prop 12 products for wholesale pork and hogs. The amount of reported Prop 12-compliant pork is found to be …
"Economics of Navel Orangeworm Management in Almond and Pistachio Orchards" by Scott Somerville and Brittney Goodrich
Navel Orangeworm (NOW) infestations damage tree nuts, reduce grower revenue, require costly management practices to control, and threaten food safety and trade. We estimate that from 2018 through 2021, almond …
"Trends in California Farmland Sales Prices and the Impacts of Drought" by Siddharth Kishore, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Cory Struthers, Scott MacKenzie and Matthew Shugart
This paper describes the trends in the California farmland market across counties and crop types over the past two decades. We explored the trends in farmland sales transactions and farmland …
"The Regulatory Path of Proposition 12 From the 2018 Vote to the Sales of Compliant Hogs and Pork in 2024" by Daniel A. Sumner and Hanbin Lee
The economic and legal forces driving the adaptation of pork prices and quantity to Prop 12 have been long, complex, and contentious. Legal uncertainties delayed industry investment, supply response, and …
"The Cost-Effectiveness of Using Rebates to Incentivize Groundwater Recharge" by Molly Bruce, Luke Sherman, Ellen M. Bruno, Andrew Fisher and Michael Kiparsky
Managed aquifer recharge has emerged as a popular supply-side management tool for basins facing groundwater overdraft. We studied the effectiveness of an incentive structure similar to net energy metering that …
"Proposition 12 Pork Retail Price Impacts on California Consumers" by Hannah Hawkins, Shawn Arita and Seth Meyer
Since July 1, 2023, California consumers may have noticed higher prices for pork at their local supermarkets. This is due to the impacts of California's new law, Proposition 12 (Prop …
"Faculty Profile: Brittney Goodrich"
Dr. Brittney Goodrich is an assistant professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis. She began this position in January …
"The Cost of Coexistence: Impacts of Expanding Wolf Populations on California’s Ranchers" by Tina L. Saitone and Kenneth W. Tate
Gray wolves have returned to California, and populations have expanded quickly. The presence of this apex predator has created direct and indirect costs that are borne by California’s ranching community. …

The Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics

The Giannini Foundation was founded in 1930 from a grant made by the Bancitaly Corporation to the University of California in tribute to its organizer and past president, Amadeo Peter Giannini of San Francisco. Members of the Giannini Foundation are University of California faculty and Cooperative Extension specialists in agricultural and resource economics on the Berkeley, Davis, and Riverside campuses. The broad mission of the Foundation is to promote and support research and outreach activities in agricultural economics and rural development relevant to California.