Farms in the United States : size, structure and forces of change /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Grosso, Janine (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]
Colección:Agriculture issues and policies series.
Temas:
Farms > United States.
Farms, Size of > United States.
Exploitations agricoles > États-Unis.
Exploitations agricoles > Dimension > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Farms.
Farms, Size of.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES SIZE, STRUCTURE AND FORCES OF CHANGE ; FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES SIZE, STRUCTURE AND FORCES OF CHANGE ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 FARM SIZE AND THE ORGANIZATION OF U.S. CROP FARMING* ; ABSTRACT ; WHAT IS THE ISSUE? ; WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND? ; HOW WAS THE STUDY CONDUCTED? ; INTRODUCTION ; Measuring Farm Size ; CONSOLIDATION OF CROPLAND INTO LARGER FARMS ; Cropland Consolidation in the States ; Consolidation Among Specific Commodities ; CONTINUING ADVANTAGES TO SIZE IN CROP FARMING
  • Leasing, Contract Labor, and Custom Services on Crop Farms DRIVERS OF CONSOLIDATION; Drivers of Consolidation: Technology ; Equipment ; Chemical Pesticides ; Genetically Engineered Seeds ; Tillage Practices ; Information Technology; Drivers of Consolidation: Farm Organization and Location ; Farm Specialization ; Contracts and Crop Production ; The Location of Crop Production ; Drivers of Consolidation: Government Policies ; Specific Commodity Programs: Marketing Quotas ; Broad-Based Commodity Programs; Crop Insurance; THE FUTURE: WILL FAMILY FARMS STILL DOMINATE CROP PRODUCTION?
  • Family Farms in Today's Crop Agriculture Challenges for Family Farms ; REFERENCES ; GLOSSARY ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 WORKING THE LAND WITH 10 ACRES: SMALL ACREAGE FARMING IN THE UNITED STATES ; ABSTRACT ; WHAT IS THE ISSUE? ; WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND? ; HOW WAS THE STUDY CONDUCTED? ; INTRODUCTION ; FARM CHARACTERISTICS: GENERAL AND SMALL ACREAGE FARMS; The Small Acreage Farm Landscape ; Small Acreage Farm Sales; Acres Operated by Small Acreage Farmers ; Farm Product Specializations and Sales of Small Acreage Farms ; TOP-RANKING SMALL ACREAGE FARM PRODUCT SPECIALIZATIONS BY SALES CLASS
  • Small Acreage Farm Production and Farm Sector Changes SMALL ACREAGE FARM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; SMALL ACREAGE FARM OPERATOR HOUSEHOLD INCOME ; CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS ; APPENDIX ; REFERENCES ; End Notes ; INDEX

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