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Alvin Sokolow UCCE, UC Davis

Alvin Sokolow UCCE, UC Davis. Kurt R. Richter Agricultural Issues Center Ph.D. Candidate, Geography UC Davis krrichter@ucdavis.edu. The System Simplified. Farmer Decision Maximize profit through land use and management decisions Processing Center Decision

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Alvin Sokolow UCCE, UC Davis

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  1. Alvin SokolowUCCE, UC Davis

  2. Kurt R. Richter Agricultural Issues Center Ph.D. Candidate, Geography UC Davis krrichter@ucdavis.edu

  3. The System Simplified • Farmer Decision • Maximize profit through land use and management decisions • Processing Center Decision • Maximize profit through efficient use of plant assets • Tomatoes – Source up and down Valley to run plant 24/7 through harvest

  4. Available Economic Data • County level information • Ag Commissioner Reports • Census of Ag • CDFA Commodity Reports • National and international data widely available • We know how much is planted in each county…but

  5. No Idea Where • Very little parcel level GIS data available • DWR • Not frequently updated • PUR • Only as good as what the producer reports • Not all Ag Commissioner offices treat GIS as important • Location is important to agricultural production

  6. Land Use is Local, Economics are Not • Can regional economic systems be linked to local agricultural production? • Do local production patterns reflect regional economic and local urbanization pressures? • What role does agricultural zoning play in determining local agricultural production? • Economic Competitiveness?

  7. Current Solano County Research • Micro-level GIS • 7,300 rural land use parcels • 79% of parcel production known • Rural residences • Urban areas • County zoning • Marketing and processing centers

  8. Research Objective • Quantify correlations between • commodity parcels • rural residences • urban areas • economic system • Agricultural landscape is heterogeneous • What can we learn from this heterogeneity?

  9. Heritage Land Habitat • No Plant/Market – No Production • No Production – No Plant/Market • Urbanization - Local force with regional impact If we are going to save Heritage Lands, we need to know where they are and what is going on around them.

  10. Solano Agricultural Futures Project • 20 month project • General Plan Update Process • Understand Agricultural Production in Solano County

  11. Solano County • Total Number of Acres: 359,892 • Total Value of Production: $ 243,162,931 • Value per Acre of Production: $ 675.65 • Median Ag Parcel Size: 38.44 acres • Median Rural Resident Parcel: 4.8 acres

  12. Local Production Drivers • Different Spatial Scales • Local Producer Land Use Decision • Regional Economic Forces • County Planning and Zoning • Neighborhood Forces

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