Updating the ERS County Typology
| Author | : Peggy J. Cook |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Cities and towns |
| ISBN | : |
Updating The Ers Farm Typology
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The Revised ERS County Typology
| Author | : Peggy J. Cook |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 62 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Rural population |
| ISBN | : |
U. S. Farmland Ownership, Tenure, and Transfer
| Author | : Daniel Bigelow |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 53 |
| Release | : 2016-09-28 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781457863486 |
Farmland tenure shapes many farm decisions, including those related to production, conservation, and succession planning. The relatively advanced age of many farmers raises questions abut land ownership, especially how land will be transferred to the next generation of agricultural landowners and operators. This study provides a descriptive baseline analysis of land ownership and then focuses on more detailed aspects of land tenure, including non-operator landlords, rental agreements, the acquisition and transfer of land, and how decisionmaking is shared by landlords and their tenants. The report is designed to support broad discussions related to agricultural land ownership and to provide a starting point for more detailed statistical analysis. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Improving Data Collection and Measurement of Complex Farms
| Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 2019-01-21 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0309484634 |
America's farms and farmers are integral to the U.S. economy and, more broadly, to the nation's social and cultural fabric. A healthy agricultural sector helps ensure a safe and reliable food supply, improves energy security, and contributes to employment and economic development, traditionally in small towns and rural areas where farming serves as a nexus for related sectors from farm machinery manufacturing to food processing. The agricultural sector also plays a role in the nation's overall economic growth by providing crucial raw inputs for the production of a wide range of goods and services, including many that generate substantial export value. If the agricultural sector is to be accurately understood and the policies that affect its functioning are to remain well informed, the statistical system's data collection programs must be periodically revisited to ensure they are keeping up with current realities. This report reviews current information and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Economic Research Service (ERS) to help identify effective methods for collecting data and reporting information about American agriculture, given increased complexity and other changes in farm business structure in recent decades.
Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
| Author | : Steve Martinez |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 87 |
| Release | : 2010-11 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1437933629 |
This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Improving Size Standards for Small Farmers and Ranchers
| Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : Agricultural industries |
| ISBN | : |
Green, Closed Loop, Circular Bio-Economy
| Author | : Charisios Achillas |
| Publisher | : MDPI |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2021-03-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3036502106 |
In recent years, bioeconomy strategies have been implemented and adapted internationally. In the bioeconomy, materials are to a certain extent circular by nature. However, biomaterials may also be used in a rather linear way. Lately, a transition towards a circular economy, a more restorative and regenerative economic model, is being promoted worldwide. A circular economy offers an alternative model aiming at “doing more and better with less”. It is based on the idea that circulating matter and energy will diminish the need for new input. Its concept lies in maintaining the value of products, materials, and resources for as long as possible and at the same time minimizing or even eliminating the amount of waste produced. Focused on “closing the loops”, a circular economy is a practical solution for promoting entrepreneurial sustainability, economic growth, environmental resilience, and a better quality of life for all. The most efficient way to close resource loops is to find value in the waste. Different modes of resource circulation may be applied, e.g., raw materials, by-products, human resources, logistics, services, waste, energy, or water. To that end, this Special Issue seeks to contribute to the circular bioeconomy agenda through enhanced scientific and multidisciplinary knowledge to boost the performance efficiency of circular business models and support decision-making within the specific field. The Special Issue includes innovative technical developments, reviews, and case studies, all of which are relevant to green, closed-loop, circular bioeconomy.
Food, Farms, and Community
| Author | : Lisa Chase |
| Publisher | : University of New Hampshire Press |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2014-12-02 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1611684218 |
Throughout the United States, people are increasingly concerned about where their food comes from, how it is produced, and how its production affects individuals and their communities. The answers to these questions reveal a complex web of interactions. While large, distant farms and multinational companies dominate at national and global levels, innovative programs including farmers' markets, farm-to-school initiatives, and agritourism are forging stronger connections between people and food at local and regional levels. At all levels of the food system, energy use, climate change, food safety, and the maintenance of farmland for the future are critical considerations. The need to understand food systems--what they are, who's involved, and how they work (or don't)--has never been greater. Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems takes an in-depth look at critical issues, successful programs, and challenges for improving food systems spanning a few miles to a few thousand miles. Case studies that delve into the values that drive farmers, food advocates, and food entrepreneurs are interwoven with analysis supported by the latest research. Examples of entrepreneurial farms and organizations working together to build sustainable food systems are relevant to the entire country--and reveal results that are about much more than fresh food.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
| Author | : Kenneth Mathews |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 2015-10-27 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781518771439 |
As the last quarter of 2015 begins, production data show that total red meat and poultry production, aggregated over the first three quarters of 2015, increased by less than 1 percent over the same period of 2014. In the first three quarters of 2015, beef production is about 3 percent below production in the same period last year. Cattle prices so far in 2015 have averaged almost 3 percent above prices in the same period of 2014. Production effects of disease outbreaks link the pork and poultry sectors, but in divergent directions: the pork sector continues to recover from the effects of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PEDv) outbreaks last year, with total production in the first three quarters of 2015 almost 8 percent ahead of the same period in 2014. The poultry sector is recovering from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the effects of which has fallen so far on the turkey sector (2 percent lower production) and the egg sector (5 percent lower production). Turkey prices have averaged almost 6 percent above the same period last year; average egg prices are almost 36 percent above the same period of 2014. Broiler production is up in 2015 by 4 percent.
Leveraging institutional food procurement for linking small farmers to markets
| Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 120 |
| Release | : 2018-06-05 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9251098646 |
In developing countries, institutional food procurement programmes (IFPPs) are increasingly viewed as a means to integrate small farmers into formal food systems. Drawing lessons from the World Food Programme's Purchase for Progress Programme, Brazil's Food Purchase Programme and others, this book reviews initiatives that link demand for food from institutions (e.g. schools and hospitals) to broader development objectives.
