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| Natural Resources and Environment
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Research and reports on economic factors that affect resource use (land, water and biological resources) and the costs and benefits to farmers, consumers and the government of meeting conservation and environmental goals. |
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| Sustainable Agriculture: Making Money, Making Sense (PDF|693 KB)
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Fires of Hope Initiative.
This document reviews research literature, 1981-2001, including studies comparing conventional and sustainable systems; studies examining practices of soil building and fertility management; and studies examining systems of small farms, organic farming, and sustainable livestock production. |
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| John E. Ikerd: Recent Papers
University of Missouri.
Speeches and papers from an agricultural economist who focuses on the viability of small farms and sustainable farming. Site includes presentations from the Sustaining People through Agriculture Series. |
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| Farm Business and Household Survey Data: Crop Production Practices
USDA. Economic Research Service.
A part of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), this survey annually collects field-level information on chemicals and seeds, equipment, previous crops, highly erodible land, irrigation, and pest, nutrient, and crop residue management practices. Customized reports provide data summaries for selected commodities and states for production years beginning in 1996. |
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| Farm Business and Household Survey Data: Farm Structure and Finance
USDA. Economic Research Service.
A part of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), this survey annually collects information about the structure and financial status and performance of U.S. farm operators, their households, and farm businesses. Customized reports provide economic and demographic data for various classifications of farms for production years beginning in 1996. |
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| Immigration and U.S. Agriculture
American Agricultural Economics Association.
Immigrant workers are important to U.S. agriculture. The four articles in this set explore the impacts of immigrant workers, legal or illegal, on various aspects of U.S. agriculture, along with rural labor markets. (Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues, 1st Quarter 2007) |
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