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
#H2-A #Migration #Deportations

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

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
#BirdFlu #EggPrices

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 “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

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

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