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Agriculture

Agriculture, Behaviour, Climate change, Economics, Latest, Policy

377. Grain growers adapting to climate change in the WA wheatbelt

16 June, 20228 September, 2022 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

I was recently asked by some government colleagues to provide my perspective on farmers’ adaptation to climate change in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Here’s a

Agriculture, Climate change, Economics, Environment, Latest, Natural resource management, Policy

374. Soil carbon webinar and written Q&A

25 May, 202229 May, 2022 by David Pannell16 Min Reading

Here are the video and slides for the webinar I gave on 20 May 2022, called “Could soil carbon sequestration ever be a worthwhile climate

Agriculture, Climate change, Economics, Policy

372. The fairness of additionality rules

16 May, 202220 June, 2022 by David Pannell7 Min Reading

At a national soils workshop on 5 May 2022, two speakers commented on the additionality rule for soil carbon offsets, saying that the rule is

Agriculture, Climate change, Economics, Policy, Politics

371. Challenges in making soil-carbon sequestration a worthwhile policy

9 May, 202225 May, 2022 by David Pannell18 Min Reading

I have a new article out this week in the Farm Policy Journal co-written with Michael Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of the CRC for High

Agriculture, Economics

360. Potential farmer responses to extreme prices for nitrogen fertiliser

19 December, 202125 January, 2022 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

For various reasons, the current price of nitrogen fertiliser is sky high. How should farmers respond? Crop farmers in Australia are currently ordering the inputs

Agriculture, Climate change, Environment, Latest, Policy

356. Letter to Minister for Emissions Reduction

8 November, 20219 November, 2021 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

This is my draft of a letter to the Minister asking a set of questions about soil carbon in the context of the Government’s new

426. Music “Option Value”

One of my joys is creating and recording music. Over the next year or so I’m going to share some of it – in the
425. World population beyond 2100

What will happen to the world population after it peaks later this century? If current trends in fertility continue, we’ll head into a period of
424. Risk aversion versus loss aversion, part 2

Risk aversion and loss aversion are two theories of how people make decisions under risk. Is loss aversion the superior theory, as some have claimed?
423. Risk aversion versus loss aversion, part 1
422. Risky farm decision making as a social process
421. Risk versus uncertainty
420. Systematic decision making under risk
419. Risk premium
418. Hedging to reduce crop price risk
417. Twenty years of Pannell Discussions

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Agriculture

377. Grain growers adapting to climate change in the WA wheatbelt

374. Soil carbon webinar and written Q&A

372. The fairness of additionality rules

371. Challenges in making soil-carbon sequestration a worthwhile policy

360. Potential farmer responses to extreme prices for nitrogen fertiliser

356. Letter to Minister for Emissions Reduction

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