02697nam 2200565 a 450 991077979400332120200520144314.01-62257-908-9(CKB)2550000001043184(EBL)3021251(SSID)ssj0001101091(PQKBManifestationID)11649349(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101091(PQKBWorkID)11067423(PQKB)11658635(MiAaPQ)EBC3021251(Au-PeEL)EBL3021251(CaPaEBR)ebr10682763(OCoLC)923665315(EXLCZ)99255000000104318420130326d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFarming and farmland in the United States[electronic resource] changes and trends /Calvin Iglehart and Grant J. Zsofka, editorsHauppauge, N.Y. Nova Science ;Lancaster Gazelle [distributor]20131 online resource (183 p.)Agriculture issues and policiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-62257-907-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The changing organization of U.S. farming / Erik J. O'Donoghue [and others] -- Trends in U.S. farmland values and ownership / Cynthia Nickerson [and others].This book examines the changes and trends in farming and farmland in the United States. Innovations in farm organization, business arrangements, and production practices have allowed farmers to produce more with less. Fewer labor hours and less land are used today than 30 years ago, and practices such as the use of genetically engineered seeds and no-till have dampened increases in machinery, fuel, and pesticide use. Likely aided by the increased use of risk management tools such as contracts and crop insurance, U.S. agricultural productivity has increased by nearly 50 percent since 1982. Future innovations will be necessary to maintain, or boost, current productivity gains in order to meet the growing global demands that will be placed upon U.S. agriculture.Agriculture issues and policies series.AgricultureUnited StatesAgricultureUnited StatesStatisticsAgricultureAgriculture630.973Iglehart Calvin1552272Zsofka Grant J1552273MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779794003321Farming and farmland in the United States3812096UNINA