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Farming and farmland in the United States [electronic resource] : changes and trends / Calvin Iglehart and Grant J. Zsofka, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Agriculture issues and policies series.
- Agriculture issues and policies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--United States.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--United States--Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science ; Lancaster : Gazelle [distributor], 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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].
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62257-908-9
- OCLC:
- 923665315
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