Daniel A. Sumner is the Frank H. Buck Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis. Sumner teaches “Economics of Agricultural Sustainability” to a diverse group of undergraduates and “Agricultural Economics” to graduate students. Sumner’s academic research, teaching, and outreach concentrate on challenges facing farms, agribusinesses, and agricultural industries, including global markets, costs, and government programs and policies.

Earlier, he was Professor of Economics at N.C. State, a senior economist at President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers, and the Assistant Secretary for Economics at USDA. Sumner earned his Ph.D. in economics, with specialty fields in agricultural and labor economics, from the University of Chicago. He holds a BS in agricultural management from Cal Poly and is a native of Suisun Valley, California, where he was active in 4-H and FFA.