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Energy Issues Affecting the Agricultural Sector of the U.S. Economy
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Energy in Farm Production
Author | : R.C. Fluck |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2012-12-02 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0444597816 |
This last volume of the Energy in World Agriculture series is in many ways the series' Alpha and its Omega. It addresses the broad issues related to the use of energy in agricultural production, and also characterizes and quantifies the energy involvements of many agricultural production technologies. It is a compilation of descriptive and analytical information and design principles and data of energy use in this field. A significant aspect is the relationship between energy and agricultural productivity, increased knowledge and resulting improved management of energy-consuming operations on the farm. Information provided here has not been published elsewhere before. Throughout the book are examples of the important role that energy inputs have played in increasing productivity of the world's agricultural systems. Together with a revived interest in energy for agricultural production due to increases in energy costs, this volume meets that interest with valuable information and insights.
Agriculture and Energy
Author | : William Lockeretz |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 783 |
Release | : 2012-12-02 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0323142648 |
Agriculture and Energy consists of the proceedings of a conference held at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, on June 17-19, 1976. The conference aims to bring together a broad spectrum of researchers concerned with obtaining a better understanding of the energy consumption by agriculture. These researchers are also concerned with developing ways to help food production adapt to occurring and anticipated resource availability problems. This book is organized into nine parts, separating the papers of the conference as chapters. It describes the quantity of energy consumed in particular production processes or in production at various levels of aggregation in the field of agriculture. It also dwells into the economic impacts of energy problems on agricultural production. It looks into the comparative economic and energy costs of the various methods for producing a specific product. Furthermore, this reference material discusses unconventional production methods that can reduce the need for fossil energy inputs by using renewable energy sources or recycling materials. Lastly, the implications of the energy situation for agricultural policy, both in the U.S. and in developing countries, are shown.
Energy Use in the U.S. Food System
Author | : Patrick N. Canning |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 39 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1437930336 |
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Energy is an important input in growing, processing, packaging, distributing, storing, preparing, serving, and disposing of food. In the U.S., use of energy along the food chain for food purchases by or for U.S. households increased between 1997 and 2002 at more than six times the rate of increase in total domestic energy use. This increase in food-related energy flows is over 80% of energy flow increases nationwide over the period. The use of more energy-intensive technologies throughout the U.S. food system accounted for half of this increase, with the remainder attributed to population growth and higher real per capita food expenditures. Food-related energy use as a share of the national energy budget grew from 14.4% in 2002 to 15.7% in 2007. Illus.
Potential Impacts of Future Energy Price Increases on U.S. Agricultural Production
Author | : Anthony F. Turhollow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Agricultural productivity |
ISBN | : |
Agricultural Energy Needs
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Rural Development, Oversight, and Investigations |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |
The Intended and Unintended Effects of U.S. Agricultural and Biotechnology Policies
Author | : Joshua S. Graff Zivin |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2012-03-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0226988031 |
Using economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of funds by insurance programs—created to support farmers but often benefiting crop processors instead—the book then examines the demand for biofuel and the effects of biofuel policies on agricultural price uncertainty. Also discussed are genetically engineered crops, which are assuming an increasingly important role in arbitrating tensions between energy production, environmental protection, and the global food supply. Other contributions discuss the major effects of genetic engineering on worldwide food markets. By addressing some of the most challenging topics at the intersection of agriculture and biotechnology, this volume informs crucial debates.
Energy Policy and Strategy for Rural Development
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Rural Development |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Energy policy |
ISBN | : |