Energy Use in Agriculture : Background and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Agriculture.

Power resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (44 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides information on energy use in agriculture. Covers farm energy consumption, including agriculture as a share of U.S. energy use, agriculture sector energy use by source, energy share of agricultural production costs, and agricultural energy use by activity and region; agricultural energy use issues, including rising energy prices, declining U.S. fertilizer production capacity, farm income and energy prices, and food price effects; and public laws and bills affecting agricultural energy use. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Energy Use in Agriculture

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.