USDA: Farm Production Expenditures 1999 Summary
Title | USDA: Farm Production Expenditures 1999 Summary PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 30 |
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Genre | |
ISBN | 1428909303 |
Agricultural Statistics
Title | Agricultural Statistics PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of Agriculture |
Publisher | |
Pages | 540 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Farm Production Expenditures Summary July 1999
Title | Farm Production Expenditures Summary July 1999 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 30 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1428909311 |
USDA: Fram Production Expenditures 2000 Summary
Title | USDA: Fram Production Expenditures 2000 Summary PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 30 |
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Genre | |
ISBN | 142890929X |
Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Title | Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Martinez |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
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.
Farm Production Expenditures for ...
Title | Farm Production Expenditures for ... PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Adoption of Bioengineered Crops
Title | Adoption of Bioengineered Crops PDF eBook |
Author | Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 61 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Bioengineered crops |
ISBN |
Use of crop biotechnology products, such as genetically engineered (GE) crops with input traits for pest management, has risen dramatically since commercial approval in the mid-1990s. This report addresses several of the economic dimensions regarding farmer adoption of bioengineered crops, including herbicidetolerant and insect-resistant varieties.