Regional Aggregate Economic Impacts from Alternative Future for U.S. Agriculture
Author : D. T. Schreiner
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 1977
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Author : D. T. Schreiner
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 1977
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Author : Dean F. Schreiner
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
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Page : pages
File Size : 21,5 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Agriculture
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Author : United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of Planning and Evaluation
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Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Joan I Nassauer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 32,19 MB
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 1136525351
Nutrients from farms in the Mississippi River Basin are the leading cause of the Gulf of Mexico‘s 'Dead Zone,' a 5,000 to 7,000 square mile region where declining oxygen levels are threatening the survival of marine life. From the Corn Belt to the Gulf explores how new agricultural policy can help alleviate this problem, and at the same time improve water quality overall, enhance biodiversity, improve the quality of life for the people who live and work in Corn Belt communities, and relieve downstream flooding. The themes of the book are the far-reaching environmental impacts of Corn Belt agriculture, including associated economic and social effects at multiple spatial scales - and the potential for future agricultural policy to address those impacts through changes in agricultural landscapes and practices. We know that the environmental 'footprint' of Corn Belt agriculture extends beyond farmland and adjacent lakes and streams to groundwater, rivers, cities downstream, into the Gulf of Mexico, and, ultimately, to global oceanic and atmospheric systems. And we acknowledge that agricultural policies, including commodity support payments, have economic impacts at the national and international levels. Pressing negotiations with America‘s trade partners, along with increasing societal attention to both the costs and environmental effects of current agricultural policy, are creating momentum for policy change. From the Corn Belt to the Gulf presents innovative, integrated assessments of the agriculture and ecological systems in the Mississippi River Basin along with studies of local Iowa agricultural watersheds. Contributors from multiple academic and professional disciplines discuss how agricultural policies have contributed to current environmental conditions, and, in what the authors term 'alternative futures' for agricultural landscapes, envision how new policy can help achieve more beneficial patterns.
Author : Steve Martinez
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 23,98 MB
Release : 2010-11
Category : 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.
Author : Brent W. Spaulding
Publisher :
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Kenneth H. Baum
Publisher :
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Agriculture and state
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Author : Glenn S. Collins
Publisher :
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 44,44 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Agricultural innovations
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Author : Daryll E. Ray
Publisher :
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 22,61 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Agriculture
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