Examining Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture

James MacDonald and Robert A. Hoppe

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. March 2018, issue 02

Abstract: Agricultural production has shifted to larger farms over the last three decades. Technology has been the primary driver of this shift, which has been large and widespread across crop and livestock commodities. Despite the shift to larger operations, family businesses still dominate U.S. agriculture: consolidation has shifted acreage and production to larger family farms.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302577

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