ARE Update
ARE Update is a bimonthly magazine published by the University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics for the purpose of providing wide dissemination of research results and expert opinion from faculty, CE Specialists and graduate students in agricultural and resource economics at UC Davis and UC Berkeley. The ARE Update targets a lay audience of policy makers, Cooperative Extension advisors, agribusiness managers, and other professionals interested in agricultural, resource, environmental, and development economics.
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Current Issue
ARE Update Vol. 29, No. 3, Jan/Feb, 2026
- Carter, Colin A., Sandro Steinbach and Yasin Yildirim. "2025 U.S.-China Trade Conflict Harms California Agriculture."
- Lee, Sangwon and Daniel A. Sumner. "Organic Dairy Market Growth Comes With Challenges."
- Rangel Colina, Armando, Bulat Gafarov, James Hasbany and Jens Hilscher. "Can Imports Stabilize California Gasoline Prices in the Face of Refinery Closures?"
Most Popular Articles in the Last Five Years
- Carter, Colin A., Sandro Steinbach and Yasin Yildirim. "Further Trade Wars Will Harm California Agriculture."
- Hill, Alexandra E. "California’s Overtime Law for Agricultural Workers: What Happened to Worker Hours and Pay?"
- Ellen M. Bruno, Brittney Goodrich, and Richard J. Sexton. "The Outlook for California’s Almond Market."
- Hanbin Lee, Richard J. Sexton, and Daniel A. Sumner. "Voter-Approved Proposition to Raise California Pork Prices."
- Brittney K. Goodrich and Jennie L. Durant. "Going Nuts for More Bees: Factors Influencing California Almond Pollination Fees."