| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Agriculture issues and policies
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Agriculture issues and policies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This book examines the changes and trends in farming and farmland in the United States. Innovations in farm organization, business arrangements, and production practices have allowed farmers to produce more with less. Fewer labor hours and less land are used today than 30 years ago, and practices such as the use of genetically engineered seeds and no-till have dampened increases in machinery, fuel, and pesticide use. Likely aided by the increased use of risk management tools such as contracts and crop insurance, U.S. agricultural productivity has increased by nearly 50 percent since 1982. Future innovations will be necessary to maintain, or boost, current productivity gains in order to meet the growing global demands that will be placed upon U.S. agriculture. |
| Contents |
The changing organization of U.S. farming / Erik J. O'Donoghue [and others] -- Trends in U.S. farmland values and ownership / Cynthia Nickerson [and others]. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- United States.
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Agriculture. |
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United States. |
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Agriculture -- United States -- Statistics.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Iglehart, Calvin.
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Zsofka, Grant J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Farming and farmland in the United States Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science ; [2013]. 9781622579075 (hbk.) (DLC) 2012540434 |
| ISBN |
9781622579082 ebook |
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1622579089 |
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1622579070 hardback |
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9781622579075 hardback |
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