Size, Structure, And The Changing Face Of American Agriculture
Size, Structure, And The Changing Face Of American Agriculture

Author: Arne Hallam

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-09-05

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 1000239640

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Presents the latest findings on past changes in structure, the factors that lead to structural change, its effect on societal welfare and what will happen to the structure of agriculture in the years ahead. The book provides insights on issues such as the family farm, the industrialization of agriculture and the impact of agricultural technology on the environment.

Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture
Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-04-18

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0309076161

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested that the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Research Council (NRC) convene a panel of experts to examine whether publicly funded agricultural research has influenced the structure of U.S. agriculture and, if so, how. The Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S. Agriculture was asked to assess the role of public-sector agricultural research on changes in the size and numbers of farms, with particular emphasis on the evolution of very-large-scale operations.

Government Policy and Farmland Markets
Government Policy and Farmland Markets

Author: Charles Moss

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-02-28

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 0470384778

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Of immeasurable value to lenders, agricultural economists, and a host of agribusinesses this unique volume brings together leading farmland authorities in the United States and Canada to examine the economic determinants of land value and the consequences of change in land values. As the most basic factor of production in the agricultural enterprise, farmland dominates the agricultural balance sheet, accounting for an average of 70% of all agricultural assets. The authors of this timely book provide expert analysis and review of this subject.

Financing Agriculture Into The Twenty-first Century
Financing Agriculture Into The Twenty-first Century

Author: Marvin Duncan

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-06-03

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0429721161

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This volume is concerned with the paradigm shifts occurring in U.S. agriculture and its related financial services sector. The U.S. agricultural sector is undergoing rapid change with large segments commonly described as industrialized. Often observers focus on the technological and structural changes that the sector is undergoing and ignore other