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Size, Structure, And The Changing Face Of American Agriculture
About this book
Presents the latest findings on past changes in structure, the factors that lead to structural change, its effect on societal welfare and what will happen to the structure of agriculture in the years ahead. The book provides insights on issues such as the family farm, the industrialization of agriculture and the impact of agricultural technology on the environment.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Contributors
- 1 The Importance of Size and Structure in U.S. Agriculture
- 2 Farm Structure: Concept and Definition
- 3 The Structure of Agriculture in an Historical Context
- 4 Changes in Farm Size and Structure in American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century
- 5 Recent Changes in Size and Structure of Agriculture: A Study of Selected States in the North Central Region
- 6 The Production Cost-Size Relationship: Measurement Issues and Estimates for Three Major Crops
- 7 Economies of Size: Theory, Measurement, and Related Issues
- 8 Empirical Studies of Size, Structure, and Efficiency in Agriculture
- 9 Why Are Some Farms More Successful than Others? A Review
- 10 Use of Firm-Level Agricultural Data Collected and Managed at the State Level for Studying Farm Size Issues
- 11 Micro-Level Agricultural Data Collected and Managed by the Federal Government
- 12 Technology and Its Impact on American Agriculture
- 13 Government Commodity Program Impacts on Farm Numbers
- 14 Implications of Tax Policy for Farm Structure
- 15 Structural Implications of Agricultural Finance
- 16 A Changing Food and Agribusiness Sector: Its Impacts on Farm Structure
- 17 Structural Diversity Under Risk: Choice of Durable Assets
- 18 Empirical Analysis of Tenure Patterns and Farm Structure
- 19 The Structure of Families and Changes in Farm Organization and Structure
- 20 Structural Change in Farming and Its Relationship to Rural Communities
- 21 Farm Structure and Stewardship of the Environment
- 22 Projections of Structural Change and the Future of American Agriculture