economic studies

lhalprin@ucdavis.edu
Tue, 20 Jun 1995 15:09:02 -0700

Hi. Saw Marc Safley's inquiry for Doug Lawrence on sanet-mg re. economics
of pest management. Organic cost studies are available from UC Davis' Ag
Econ Extension. The following item will appear in our next (Summer '95)
"Sustainable Agriculture" quarterly. Also, you may want to contact Karen
Klonsky after July 6 (klonsky@primal.ucdavis.edu -- voice: 916-752-3563),
the ag economist on both these studies and on a farming comparison project
(organic/low-input/conventional) which compares several Sacramento Valley
rotations. That project has been funded by the University of California
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP), as well
as the USDA's Sustainable Ag Research & Education (SARE) program, and
private foundations. For more info. on that project (other than Karen
Klonsky), contact the SARE public information rep Kristen Kelleher at
kkelleher@ucdavis.edu (voice: 916/752-5987). Good luck!

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Organic Cost Studies
Organic Walnut Production and Processing, a new organic cost-of-production
study is available from UC Cooperative Extension. The study includes both a
narrative and an economic analysis. Topics include production and
processing practices, risk and marketing, state and federal regulations for
organic agriculture. It includes a sample cost and returns estimate, and
enterprise budgets are generated in several formats: cost per acre by
operation or by inputs, monthly cash costs, investment and business
overhead, and a profitability ranging analysis. The study was funded by the
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, the USDA National Agricultural
Pesticide Impact Assessment Program, and UC SAREP. Other organic
cost-of-production studies are available for apples, coastal vegetables,
almonds, wine grapes and rice. Contact Laura Tourte, Department of
Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis, CA 95616; Tel:
(916) 752-9376; Fax: (916) 752-5614 or e-mail: tourte@primal.ucdavis.edu.
The publications are also available in selected UC Cooperative Extension
offices.

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Lyra Halprin
Public Information Representative
UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
Davis, CA 95616
Voice: (916) 752-8664
FAX: (916) 754-8550
lhalprin@ucdavis.edu