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Cow Poop is Now a Big Part of California Fuel Policy
Are the state’s new low-carbon fuel regulations full of BS?
 • Aaron Smith
Do They Still Grow Pineapples in Hawaii?
My family and I recently spent a day on the island of Lanai in Hawaii, also known as Pineapple Island.
 • Aaron Smith
Americans Really Like Eggs
It takes huge prices increases to convince people to cut back.
 • Aaron Smith
Where Do Our Fruits and Vegetables Come From?
American farmers grow a lot of crops.
 • Aaron Smith
Teaching Large College Classes in the Age of AI
The old days, nostalgically: Professor stands at the front of the room and talks while writing feverishly on the chalkboard.
 • Aaron Smith
Using Vegetable Oils for Biofuel Accelerates Tropical Deforestation and Increases Carbon Emissions
In a new paper, Tzu-Hui Chen, Rich Sexton, and I show that biofuels derived from vegetable oils have likely increased, rather than reduced, global…
 • Aaron Smith
Agriculture's Nitrogen Legacy
Growing corn pollutes the water because of farmers use more nitrogen fertilizer than the plants need. New research shows the pollution may take years to…
 • Aaron Smith
You Have Probably Never Heard of New Zealand's Unofficial National Fruit
The scent comes first, when you sink your knife – or your teeth – into a feijoa’s skin.
 • Aaron Smith
Three Facts Showing China Is Not to Blame for Soybean Farmer Losses
And one fact that points weakly in the other direction.
 • Aaron Smith
Should Farmers Plant Solar Panels or Corn?
This is an updated version of an Ag Data News article from 2022. It includes updated prices and discussion of greenhouse gas emissions.
 • Aaron Smith
Farming is a Volatile Low-Margin Business
There are hundreds of thousands of farmers in the United States, many of them producing the same product as their neighbor.
 • Aaron Smith
My Answers to Some of Your Questions About Tariffs
Economists of all stripes are currently “enjoying” a respite from answering questions from friends and family about what the stock market is going to…
 • Aaron Smith
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