Growing Exports With Regional Collaboration Southern California International Ag Trade Summit Dr. Glenda Humiston, Vice President November 4, 2015
In 2014 California's 76,400 farms and ranches produced $54 billion farmgate. In 2013, California's agricultural exports were $21.24 billion in value, a 15% increase over 2012. California’s share of total US agricultural exports for 2013 was 14.7%.
Profiting from Proteas California leads the US in cut flower, bedding, and garden plant production – over $1.3 billion . Growers who want to trade with Central and South America face hurdles in developing pest risk assessments (PRAs) for their products. UCCE expertise in profitability, pest management and risk helped a southern California grower of Proteas expand into Guatemala, which has expanded contracts for other growers.
Can olives bloom in the desert? The US currently imports 90% of the olive oil needed to meet consumer demand. New research underway at UC ANR’s Desert REC is investigating feasibility of olive oil production in the Imperial Valley. Research looks at production practices, budgets, water use efficiency, fertigation practices, and potential re-use of surface and sub-surface drainage to supplement the irrigation requirements of olive trees.
Technology aids for production and precision agriculture Two UC ANR technology tools are now integrated into one easy-to-use app. Commercial scale trials in lettuce demonstrated that growers using CropManage can reduce nitrogen by as much as 40% and water by 48% with no reductions in yield or crop quality. Funding: UC ANR Competitive Grant Program and federal Smith-Lever funds.
Little bug – big problem UC ANR scientists are using their expertise to aid homeowners and growers in the fight against the psyllid, and the disease it spreads. They have developed a market model for California citrus industries to estimate economic impact under a variety of treatment programs and an interactive map to show where disease locations, and parasitic wasps used to control the disease, are found. Funding: Partial funding by the ANR Competitive Grant Program
Team of Scientists Tackle Shot Hole Borer at UC Irvine Polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), a native of Asia, is killing hundreds of trees at UC Irvine and thousands of trees in Orange, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties: ornamental trees in urban landscapes, avocado and other agricultural trees, and native tree species on wildland. UCI quickly assembled a team of scientists to use the campus as a living laboratory to study ways to protect trees from the pest. Two team members are UC Agriculture and Natural Resources experts: Akif Eskalen, UCCE Specialist, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Riverside John Kabashima, UC ANR, South Coast REC farm advisor emeritus.
Agricultural Experim ent Station • 650+ academic researchers across the entire UC system UC Cooperative Extension • 200+ local Advisors who live and work in the communities they serve • 130+ Campus-based UCCE Specialists Research and Extension Centers • 9 locations statewide Statew ide Program s and I nstitutes • Water Research Institute • Nutrition Policy Institute • Integrated Pest Management Center • Youth Development and 4-H • Ag Issues Center
Water Scarcity is a Growing Problem • Drought is somewhere every year • Climate change only exacerbates problems and increases uncertainty
California hub of the national network of water research institutes supported by the federal Water Resources Research Act of 1964. http://ciwr.ucanr.edu/ Integrate California’s research, extension, and education programs to develop solutions to water resource challenges Connect expertise in academic institutions with water managers and users Develop relevant and timely science-based information for decision-making
UC Berkeley researchers lead $12.3 million drought study Daily Californian, Sept. 30, 2015: Jeff Dahlberg, director of the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, is in charge of the study: “The biggest impact the drought has is that it puts plants under heavy stress,” Dahlberg said. “Plants will respond to drought in many ways: they won’t produce as much, they will be stressed and more vulnerable to plant diseases and insects.”
Pursuing Net-Zero Water Use for Ag U.C. Davis: Jess Jackson Sustainable Winery Building Showcasing “smart” technology that maximizes environmental capabilities of winery, brewery, and food-processing complex. Automated systems to clean equipment High-purity filtration of rainwater Off-peak processing, …and more! 90% of water & chemicals from each cleaning cycle is captured and processed for future use in the complex, eventually being used as many as 10 times.
Industry Clusters & Value Chains Packaging Inventory Restaurants Entertainment Marketing Vehicles Travel Goods Agro-Tourism & Food Movement SUPPORT PRODUCTION PROCESSING DISTRIBUTION • Sales • Consulting • Land • Aggregation • Logistics • Marketing • Water • Packaging • Warehousing • Conservation • Labor • Cold Storage • Import / Export • Financial Services • Buildings • Handling • Containers • Transportation • Repairs • Seeds • Recycling / Waste Management • Infrastructure • R&D • Equipment Renewable Manufacturing Technology Energy Air Energy Investors Materials Research Equipment Quality Grid Data Utilities Workforce
Regional Goods Movement is vital to future of ag trade New Super-size ships will have to use Ports of LA/Long Beach
RUCS Scenario Analysis Tool Crop Map Modules Informing Scenarios Wate Market Affects on Crops ROI r Dema nd Labor Trucki Dema Local Market Food Production nd ng
Since 1976 UEDA expands economic opportunity by leveraging research, community resources, campus planning, talent development, and technology commercialization. Talent development includes knowledge transfer activities – developing human capital for the 21st century Knowledge Economy. Place is the many and diverse ways institutions Innovation begins with basic contribute to attractive, competitive research, builds on knowledge communities – places where people creation, tech transfer and want to live; work; raise families; application in ways that are participate in civic life; and retire . useful and relevant to society.
WORKFORCE & TRAINING TRADE / NEW MARKETS SUPPLIER NETWORKS ACCESS TO CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUY/PROCURE LOCAL LOCAL ECON/ECO-SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
LAFPC works for a region where food is healthy, affordable, fair & sustainable for everyone . Its goals are to reduce hunger, improve public health, increase equity in our communities, create good jobs, stimulate local economic activity, and foster environmental stewardship. www.goodfoodla.org
Shrinking Farm Labor Pool Probability of Rural Mexicans Working in Agriculture – anywhere, Mexico or the US – is Decreasing Sharply! SOURCE: J. Edward Taylor & Diane Charlton, Dept. Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Davis
Growth in Food, Fiber & Natural Resources’ Sectors Require Innovation & New Tech Ag Drones Food Safety Wireless Soil Sensors Variable Rate Irrigation Precision Applications
Leverage Need to Invest in infrastructure Research Support Distance Learning Video-Conferencing Emergency Response Weather stations Climate data Flux towers and more…
SHORT TERM: ANR investing over $1.6 million in high speed connectivity for Research & Extension Centers (RECS) and select county operations to enhance research projects and sharing info with stakeholders. NEXT FIVE YEARS: Statewide strategy to upgrade entire UC ANR research and extension infrastructure! $40+ million ~ Public-Private Collaborations ~ Incubators
Working Landscapes Agriculture ~ Forests ~ Fisheries ~ Mining Watersheds ~ Energy ~ Recreation ~ Habitat 1.2 Million Jobs in California $318 Billion Direct Sales & Exports 272,000+ New Jobs in Five Years www.caeconomy.org/resources/entry/2013-california-economic-summit-playbook
SYNERG RGY Strategy for a Community = Sustainable Synergia (Greek) : creation of a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Synergos (Greek) : "working together". California Community Colleges
You are the Intangible Capital! Knowledge Capital Information Human Social Capital Research Capital Processes Experience Customers Intellectual Competencies Vendors Property Management Partners Skills Policy-Makers Workforce Reputation
Glenda Humiston Vice President, Agriculture & Natural Resources University of California Glenda.Humiston@ucop.edu 510-987-0716 http://ucanr.edu/
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