Dr. Colin Carter is Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis. For nine years, he served as Director of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics at the University of California. Colin has produced roughly 150 academic publications on topics including international trade, agricultural policy, futures and commodity markets, the economics of China’s agriculture, and the economics of biotechnology adoption in agriculture.

Colin has received numerous professional awards for teaching and research including the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s (AAEA) Annual Award for “Outstanding Journal Article: American Journal of Agricultural Economics”; “Quality of Research Discovery” in 1981 and 2008, “Quality of Communication” awards in 1994 and 2011, a “Distinguished Policy Contribution” award, and an award for “Outstanding Essay for the 21st Century”. Dr. Carter was elected a Fellow of the AAEA in 2000 in recognition for his many professional contributions.

Carter has extensive litigation experience as an economics expert witness, dealing with the following commodities: wheat, corn, barley, rice, orange juice, hogs, cattle, poultry, sugar, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, tuna, and potatoes.