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Lee Garoyan: Consummate Extension Economist

April 8, 2022

Leon Garoyan, emeritus cooperative extension specialist in the ARE Department at UC Davis, died peacefully at home on March 26 from cerebral vascular disease. He was 96 years old. Lee …

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Open Position: Junior Specialist - Data management and applied data analysis and econometrics

April 7, 2022

Dr. Daniel Sumner in the department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis seeks to fill 1-2, one-year full-time research assistant position at the Junior Specialist …

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ARE Associate Professor Kristin Kiesel Co-Authors New AEPP Article Examining Students' Mental Wellbeing and Resilience During COVID

March 24, 2022

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2022 California Agribusiness Executive Seminar Examines Strategies for Competing in a Changing Environment

March 22, 2022

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) and Wells Fargo Bank recently hosted the 2022 California Agribusiness Executive Seminar. This biennial seminar brings together top executives and leaders in …

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ARE Assistant Professor Mark Agerton Discusses Rising Gasoline Prices in Recent ABC 10 News Piece

March 18, 2022

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ARE DeLoach Professor of Agricultural Economics Aaron Smith Discusses Rising Fertilizer Prices in Recent CapRadio Interview

March 18, 2022

Fertilizer prices have nearly doubled during the pandemic and are now approaching record levels. The increase in prices could severely affect California farmers, who grow much of the nation’s fresh …

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ARE Professor Michael Carter Authors New Piece in “The Conversation” Highlighting Research on Risk Management

Feb. 28, 2022

The outreach article in The Conversation highlights work Carter did in cooperation with ARE associate professor Steve Boucher, professor Travis Lybbert and former Ph.D. students Jonathan Malacarne and Laura Paul.

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Annual ARE Faculty-Grad Student Ski/Snow-Play Day Held in Tahoe

Feb. 28, 2022

After a year off due to COVID, the ARE Ski/Snow-Play Day returned this month. ARE faculty and grads gathered at Lake Tahoe in the evening of February 24 for the …

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ARE Distinguished Professor Colin Carter and Co-Author’s Research Cited in Recent GAO Study of USDA Market Facilitation Program

Dec. 22, 2021

Partly based on the research of Carter and co-author Sandro Steinbach, the GAO found that the USDA over-compensated some U.S. midwestern farmers by billions of dollars for economic losses associated …

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Resilience+ Innovation Facility to Unlock Agricultural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Dec. 14, 2021

The Resilience+ Innovation Facility led from UC Davis ARE seeks to spark inclusive agricultural transformation among small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with a $5 million five-year grant …

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