Programmatic EIR for the Eradication of the Light Brown Apple Moth

Client: CA Dept of Food & Agriculture Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services

Location: Sacramento, CA

Summary: For the California Department of Food and Agricultural (CDFA), ENTRIX is preparing a programmatic EIR (PEIR) for the eradication of the light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) from affected counties within the State of California. As part of the PEIR, an economic analysis is being prepared that focuses on the potential economic effects related to changes in agricultural production, commodity values, and exports under various eradication and non-eradication alternatives. In additiuon, the economic analysis is also considering the effect of eradication efforts on organic farmers. The direct effects on agricultural land uses and organic farming is being evaluated in a regional context with the use of regional economic models that quantitatively measure changes in the local economic production, income, and employment associated with the expected changes in agricultural production and management.