The adoption of technologies, management practices, and production systems in U.S. milk production

Gillespie, Jeffrey M.; Nehring, Richard F.; Sitienei, Isaac

doi:10.1186/s40100-014-0017-y

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“…Sources: Author calculations from the Census of Agriculture, between 1964 and 2012. USDA-NASS, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014. USDA-NASS, 1981, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 Together, the three indices indicate that farm output increases were largely due to greater productivity of inputs; that is, more output was produced with the same level of inputs.…”

Section: Technology and Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…USDA-NASS, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014. USDA-NASS, 1981, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 Together, the three indices indicate that farm output increases were largely due to greater productivity of inputs; that is, more output was produced with the same level of inputs. Growth of total factor productivity continued in the 21st century, but has slowed from its earlier pace, falling to 0.92% in 2000-2007 and 0.53% in 2007-2015, bringing the annual average over the whole period 1948-2015 to 1.38% (USDA-ERS, 2018a).…”

Section: Technology and Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sources: Dimitri et al, 2015; Author calculations using data reported in the Censuses of Agriculture, 2002, 2007, 2012. USDA-NASS 2004, 2009, 2014. Changes in farm output, input use and total factor productivity, 1948-2015.…”

Section: Biotechnology and Seed Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Direct to institution market sales include agricultural products sold to schools, colleges, universities or other institution (USDA-NASS, 2016a). Intermediated market sales are those made to USDA-NASS, 1981, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2014 grocers or wholesalers to sell foods marketed as locally or regionally produced (Low and Vogel, 2011). While direct to consumer sales remain important, the new market channels have created new opportunities for farmers to participate in local and regional markets, consequently expanding the availability of local foods.…”

Section: Local and Regional Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Beyond farming practices, the profile of organic farms differs from that of all farms in several ways. Organic farms are typically smaller, with an average 351 acres in 2016 compared with 434 acres for all farms in 2012 (USDA-NASS, 2017, 2014. The number of organic farms is increasing while the number of farms overall is decreasing.…”

Section: Organic Food and Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

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From farming to food systems: the evolution of US agricultural production and policy into the 21st century

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2018

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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Nearly two decades into the 21st century, we revisit the topic of changes in the US agricultural system. We focus on trends in structure, technology and policy, and on the increasing influence of consumer preferences on this system, particularly for organic agriculture and local and regional foods. We examine technological innovations in the 21st century, including biotechnology, precision agriculture and indoor farming. Within overall trends toward consolidation, we identify an increasing number of vegetable farms and greenhouse operations, accompanied by a decrease in average size of those operations. We note the shift away from price support toward greater reliance on risk management in farm policy, and also track the impact of food movement trends on recent farm bills. While farm bill policies continue to focus on conventional field crop agriculture, some trends—expanded crop insurance, conservation program support and spending on federal data collection, research and community-based grants, for example—have begun to incorporate the growing movement toward organic, local and regional food systems into the mainstream of US agricultural production and policy.

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