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Daniel A. Sumner is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and focuses on research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Economics and Econometrics, Ecology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Soil Science.

The main topics of their research include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development, Irrigation Practices and Water Management, and Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture.

Frequent publication venues for Daniel A. Sumner include AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA), PLoS ONE, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Food Policy.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Daniel A. Sumner demonstrate a range of interests in agricultural economics, sustainability, and environmental challenges. Notable publications include:

  • Techno-economic modeling and assessment of cultivated meat: Impact of production bioreactor scale (2022) in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Cultivating climate resilience in California agriculture: Adaptations to an increasingly volatile water future (2024) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Compensation incentives and heat exposure affect farm worker effort (2021) in PLoS ONE
  • Premium rates and selection in specialty crop insurance markets: Evidence from the catastrophic coverage participation (2021) in Food Policy
  • Costs of cannabis testing compliance: Assessing mandatory testing in the California cannabis market (2020) in PLoS ONE

Daniel's frequent collaborators include Robin S. Goldstein, Hanbin Lee, Richard J. Sexton, Patrick G. Negulescu, and Derrick Risner.

Best Publications

  • The Off-Farm Labor Supply of Farmers

    Daniel A. Sumner

  • Agricultural technologies for climate change in developing countries: Policy options for innovation and technology diffusion

    Travis J. Lybbert;Travis J. Lybbert;Daniel A. Sumner;Daniel A. Sumner

  • Traceability, Liability, and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality

    Sebastien Pouliot;Daniel Sumner

  • Measurement of Monopoly Behavior: An Application to the Cigarette Industry

    Daniel A. Sumner

  • Sustainability of egg production in the United States—The policy and market context

    J. A. Mench;D. A. Sumner;J. T. Rosen-Molina

  • American Farms Keep Growing: Size, Productivity, and Policy

    Daniel A. Sumner

  • Are Harvest Forecasts News? USDA Announcements and Futures Market Reactions

    Daniel A. Sumner;Rolf A. E. Mueller

  • Crop Supply Dynamics and the Illusion of Partial Adjustment

    Nathan P. Hendricks;Aaron Smith;Daniel A. Sumner

  • Farm subsidies and obesity in the United States: National evidence and international comparisons

    Julian M. Alston;Julian M. Alston;Daniel A. Sumner;Daniel A. Sumner;Stephen A. Vosti

  • Contracts and quality in the California winegrape industry

    Rachael E. Goodhue;Dale M. Heien;Hyunok Lee;Daniel A. Sumner

  • Effects of Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies on Crop Acreage

    Jisang Yu;Aaron Smith;Daniel A. Sumner

  • The effects of USDA reports in futures and options markets

    T. Randall Fortenbery;Daniel A. Sumner

  • An Econometric Analysis of the Effects of Human Capital on Size and Growth among Dairy Farms

    Daniel A. Sumner;James D. Leiby

  • Implications of the US Farm Bill of 2002 for agricultural trade and trade negotiations

    Daniel A. Sumner

  • Effects of an Increase in the Federal Excise Tax on Cigarettes

    Daniel A. Sumner;Michael K. Wohlgenant

  • Recent Commodity Price Movements in Historical Perspective

    Daniel A. Sumner

  • Case study on potential agricultural responses to climate change in a California landscape

    L. E. Jackson;S. M. Wheeler;A. D. Hollander;A. T. O’Geen

  • Quotas without Supply Control: Effects of Dairy Quota Policy in California

    Daniel A. Sumner;Christopher A. Wolf

  • Effects of housing system on the costs of commercial egg production

    W. A. Matthews;D. A. Sumner;D. A. Sumner

  • Economic and market issues on the sustainability of egg production in the United States: Analysis of alternative production systems

    D. A. Sumner;H. Gow;D. Hayes;W. Matthews

  • THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE: AN EVALUATION

    Timothy E. Josling;Masayoshi Honma;Jaeok Lee;Donald MacLaren

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan M. Jenkins
Bryan M. Jenkins University of California, Davis
Jay R. Lund
Jay R. Lund University of California, Davis
Louise E. Jackson
Louise E. Jackson University of California, Davis
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
William R. Horwath
William R. Horwath University of California, Davis
Kent J. Bradford
Kent J. Bradford University of California, Davis
Joseph M. DiTomaso
Joseph M. DiTomaso University of California, Davis
Frank M. Mitloehner
Frank M. Mitloehner University of California, Davis
Joy A. Mench
Joy A. Mench University of California, Davis
Edward R. Atwill
Edward R. Atwill University of California, Davis

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