1. Alvin Sokolow UCCE, UC Davis

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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?

12. 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

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

14. 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.

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

18. 19802006 1 SUGAR BEETS$ 48,200,000 NURSERY PRODUCTS MISC.$ 40,900,000 2 TOMATOES PROCESSING$ 43,400,000 CATTLE & CALVES$ 21,500,000 3 WHEAT$ 41,500,000 HAY ALFALFA$ 19,900,000 4 CORN$ 28,900,000 TOMATOES PROCESSING$ 17,800,000 5 CATTLE & CALVES$ 19,100,000 WALNUTS ENGLISH$ 15,500,000 6 HAY ALFALFA$ 16,500,000 VEGETABLES$ 15,000,000 7 BEANS DRY EDIBLE UNSPEC.$ 14,200,000 FLUID MILK$ 8,946,271 8 NURSERY PRODUCTS MISC.$ 10,500,000 GRAPES WINE$ 7,945,161 9 PEARS$ 9,906,583 LIVESTOCK$ 5,597,677 1010 SHEEP LAMBS$ 9,844,932 SUNFLOWER SEED PLANTING$ 4,759,888 Grand Total$ 320,858,209 Grand Total $ 199,497,072

19. 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

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