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Mark Agerton, Julia Mezentseva, and James Sayre analyze deforestation in Mexico in new #AREUpdate article “Chips, Dip, and a Side of Deforestation? U.S. Agricul­tural Trade and Deforestation Policy Beyond Avocados.” More: bit.ly/3XnRgru #MexicanAvocados #Trade Jay Sayre

Are avocado 🥑 imports from Mexico 🇲🇽 fueling deforestation in the country? In this month’s issue of ARE Update Giannini Foundation, we (Mark Agerton and Julia Mezentseva UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics) investigate this issue. x.com/GianniniFnd/st… 🧵 below (1/15)

New #AREUpdate article “Controlling Urban Pests: The Case of Termites” by David Zilberman, Vernard Lewis, William Gendron, and Sadie Shoemaker find the social cost of banning sulfuryl fluoride is between $1-4 billion annually. More: bit.ly/3XqxcEX #Termites #Pesticides

Siddharth Kishore, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Cory Struthers, Scott MacKenzie, and Matthew Shugart explore “The Changing Face of Farmland in California’s Central Valley: Crop Types and Land Quality” in new #AREUpdate article. More: bit.ly/4e7BupJ #ClimateChange #Drought

New #AREUpdate article “Further Trade Wars Will Harm California Agriculture” by Colin A. Carter, Sandro Steinbach, and Yasin Yildirim finds a new trade war could cost the state’s economy $6 billion annually. Read more: bit.ly/4f3Uua4 #TradeWar #Tariffs

Alexandra Hill and James Sayre examine twin pull and push factors affecting agricultural operations in the United States and Mexico in new #AREUpdate article “As Mexican Farmworkers Flock North, Will U.S. Farms Head South?” Read more: bit.ly/3YIZnQ1 #H2AVisa Jay Sayre

New #AREUpdate article “California’s Quest for Cleaner Cattle: Science, Economics, and Policy” by Mark Agerton and Sophia Salzer examines CA cattle methane emissions, reduction strategies, and policy implications. Read more: bit.ly/48xGXFm #Methane #Climate Mark Agerton

Andrew Swanson, Shawn Arita, and Joseph Cooper examine how CA’s low carbon fuel standards are driving imports of used cooking oil in new #AREUpdate article: “Controversies Surrounding U.S. Imports of Used Cooking Oil for Biofuel Production” More: bit.ly/49YOcqn #Biofuels

New #AREUpdate article “California’s Proposed Cap on Crop-Based Biofuels and What it Means for Fuel Prices and Biofuel Producers” by Felipe Avileis and Andrew Swanson examines short- and long-term effects of the cap. Read More: bit.ly/41MTgMo #Biodiesel #GasPrices

New #AREUpdate article “Adapting the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program for Climate Change: Critical Lessons for Policy Design” by Francis Annan presents alternative policy redesigns for climate resilience with implications for the Farm Bill. Read More: bit.ly/3Pa4TFL

Olena Sambucci, Daniel Sumner, and Erica Van Fleet examine how avian influenza has affected the CA egg and dairy industries in new #AREUpdate article “Avian Influenza and the Economics of California Eggs and Milk: Some Early Assessments” Read more: tinyurl.com/5pxa83kx #H5N1

New #AREUpdate article “The Chilling Effects of Cold Snaps on Futures, Options, and Risk Management Costs” by Felipe Avileis and Jens Hilscher examines the impact of cold weather forecasts on natural gas markets. Read more: tinyurl.com/yeym7dnk #Volatility #Options

Philip Martin and Zach Rutledge explore how migration policies could affect U.S. farm employers and farmworkers in new #AREUpdate article “President Trump and Farm Labor: The Outlook” Read more: tinyurl.com/mryc9m4j #H2A #Migration #Deportations

New article: “California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: What Are Its Early Impacts?” by Ellen M. Bruno and Nick Hagerty leads #AREUpdate Special Issue: Managing California’s Scarce Water Resources Read more: tinyurl.com/2fvpe5ws #SGMA

Daniel Crespo, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg evaluate the economic value of water across urban and agricultural sectors in new #AREUpdate article “Sharing Colorado River Water: A View from Southern California” Read more: tinyurl.com/msyaf7x7

New #AREUpdate article “Funding the Flow: Federal Water Conservation Investments in the Colorado River Basin” by Paloma Avila, Mehdi Nemati, Daniel Crespo, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg examines funding trends in the CRB. Read more: tinyurl.com/3knknsm5

Leslie Sanchez and Eric C. Edwards outline tribal water rights in California and how they differ from other states in new #AREUpdate article “Bargaining for Tribal Water in California” Read more: tinyurl.com/w7e4n6tc #WaterRights #IndigenousRights

New #AREUpdate article “Reusing Biomass to Address California’s Environmental and Economics Challenges” by David Wells Roland-Holst and David Zilberman explores how waste products can enhance California’s energy independence. More: tinyurl.com/52s3je3s #Bioeconomy #Biofuels

Axel Herrera, Ellen Bruno, and Cristina Lazcano find that regenerative viticulture can be a financially viable approach in new #AREUpdate article “The Profitability of Regenerative Viticulture in Sonoma County, California” Read more: tinyurl.com/apxc5f4v #WineGrapes #CoverCrop

Armando R. Colina, Bulat Gafarov, and Jens Hilscher estimate refinery closures will result in a $1.21 increase in CA gas prices over the next year in new #AREUpdate article “California Gas Prices Are Set to Increase Significantly in 2026” More: tinyurl.com/yc5k7tnu #GasPrices