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Ito, Kenzo; Dyck, John H. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2010

Government programs and subsidies regulate and support Japan’s large fruit-production sector, bolstering farm incomes …

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Joint Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment in Rural Communities: Simulation Analysis with Poultry Processing Plants

Rossi, Daniel; Young, C. Edwin; Epp, Donald J. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1980

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Equilibrium Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Induced Output Price Changes

Caswell, M. F.; Shoemaker, R. A. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1993

. Adoption of less polluting practices can be induced by a variety of policy instruments. Cost-$haring by the government to ….S. Department of Agriculture. This report examines the problem of designing economically efficient cost-sharing programs. The … (or first best) solution to the pollution problem serves as a reference against which to compare the optima! cost …

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Growth and Equity Effects of Agricultural Marketing Efficiency Gains in India

Landes, Maurice R.; Burfisher, Mary E. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2009

efficiency gains in agricultural marketing and reduce agricultural input subsidies and import tariffs. More efficient … the medium-term adjustment costs for some commodity markets and households associated with reducing agricultural subsidies …

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Broiler Farms' Organization, Management, and Performance

Perry, Janet E.; Banker, David E.; Green, Robert C. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1999

This study provides a comprehensive view of the organization, management, and financial performance of U.S. broiler farms. Using data from USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS, formerly known as the Farm Costs and Returns Survey), we examine farm size, financial structure,...

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Forecasting Farm Income: Documenting USDA's Economic Model

Dubman, Robert; McElroy, Robert G.; Dodson, Charles - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1993

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Agricultural Contracting Update: Contracts in 2008

MacDonald, James M.; Korb, Penelope J. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2011

Marketing and production contracts covered 39 percent of the value of U.S. agricultural production in 2008, up from 36 percent in 2001, and a substantial increase over 28 percent in 1991 and 11 percent in 1969. However, aggregate contract use has stabilized in recent years and no longer suggests...

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The Diverse Structure and Organization of U.S. Beef Cow-Calf Farms

McBride, William D.; Mathews Jr., Kenneth H. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2011

Beef cow-calf production in the United States is widespread, occurring in every State. Nearly 765,000 farms, about 35 percent of the 2.2 million farms in the United States, had a beef cow inventory in 2007. Most of these were small, part-time operations. About a third of farms that raise beef...

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Farm Income Data: A Historical Perspective

Lucier, Gary; Chesley, Agnes; Ahearn, Mary Clare - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1986

This bulletin presents various economic time series relating to national, regional, and State farm income statistics. Data series for State-level cash receipts and production expenses by major components from 1949 to 1984 are included as well as other State-level farm income components and...

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The National Income and Product Accounts: Estimating Farm Income by Type of Farm

Simunek, Richard; Somwaru, Agapi; Suddendorf, Sandra; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1985

U.S farms are becoming increasingly specialized, limiting the usefulness of traditional aggregate analysis. This report identifies data limitations, advantages in estimating farm income by type of farm, and the implications of SIC-based measures. The potential relationships between the SIC type...

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