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Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America

2003 - 2024

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volume September 2019, articles 08

U.S. Exports of Chickpeas, Lentils, and Dry Peas Have Dropped Sharply Due to a Steep Decline in Shipments to India Downloads
Jennifer K. Bond
ERS-Funded Eating and Health Module Paints Fuller Picture of How Much Time Americans Spend Eating Downloads
Eliana Zeballos, Jessica Todd and Brandon Restrepo
Long-Term U.S. Agricultural Outlook Affected Broadly by Uncertainty of China’s Markets Downloads
Fred Gale and James Hansen
Rural Businesses That Receive USDA Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans Less Likely To Fail Downloads
Anil Rupasingha and John Pender

volume September 2018, articles 08

Sub-Saharan Africa’s Food Security Situation Varies by Region Downloads
Birgit Meade and Karen Thome
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Only 0.11 Percent of Farm Estates Would Have Owed Estate Taxes in 2016 Downloads
Siraj Bawa
Food Safety Costs for Farms Vary Across Commodities Due to Differences in Farm Size Downloads
Peyton Ferrier
Participation in SNAP Varies Across States But Is Generally Decreasing Downloads
Alex Smith and Laura Teihen
High-Poverty Schools Are More Likely To Adopt the Community Eligibility Provision of the USDA School Meal Programs Downloads
Katherine Ralston and Joanne Guthrie
Local Labor Market Conditions Impact Participation in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Downloads
Erik Scherpf
Cost-Effective Strategies for Reducing Cropland Nutrient Deliveries to the Gulf of Mexico Downloads
Marc Ribaudo, Elizabeth Marshall and Marcel Aillery
Food Spending of Middle-Income Households Hardest Hit by the Great Recession Downloads
Clare Cho, Jessica Todd and Michelle Saksena

volume October 2019, articles 09

The Use of Genetically Engineered Dicamba-Tolerant Soybean Seeds Has Increased Quickly, Benefiting Adopters but Damaging Crops in Some Fields Downloads
Seth J. Wechsler, David Smith, Jonathan McFadden, Laura Dodson and Sam Williamson
Net Cash Farm Income Trends Over the Past Decade Have Varied By State Downloads
Greg Lyons and Carrie Litkowski
Food-Insecure Households Spend Less and Acquire Less Food Per Week Than Food-Secure Households Downloads
Christian A. Gregory and Lisa Mancino
New ARMS Online Data Tool Allows Users To More Easily Access, Analyze, and Compare Farm Statistics Downloads
Dipak Subedi
Dried Distillers Grains (DDGs) Have Emerged as a Key Ethanol Coproduct Downloads
David W. Olson and Thomas Capehart
Larger Farms and Younger Farmers Are More Vulnerable to Financial Stress Downloads
Nigel Key

volume October 2018, articles 09

Innovation Can Make Rural Manufacturers More Resilient Downloads
Timothy Wojan
Both At Home and Away, Americans Are Choosing More Lower Fat Foods Than They Did 35 Years Ago Downloads
Joanne Guthrie and Biing-Hwan Lin
Major Changes in Export Flows Over the Last Decade Show the U.S. Is Losing Market Share in Global Grain Trade Downloads
Olga Liefert and David Nulph
Despite Elevated Loss Rate Since 2006, U.S. Honey Bee Colony Numbers Are Stable Downloads
Peyton Ferrier
Small and Non-Traditional Food Retailers Largely Cost Competitive in the WIC Program Downloads
Patrick W. McLaughlin
New National Menu Labeling Provides Information Consumers Can Use To Help Manage Their Calorie Intake Downloads
Brandon Restrepo and Travis Minor

volume November 2019, articles 10

Measuring the Burden of Global Foodborne Disease From Animal and Fish Sources Downloads
Sandra Hoffmann and Arie Havelaar
Unemployment Insurance and USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Together Cushioned the Great Recession Downloads
Michele Ver Ploeg and O’Leary, Christopher J.
Climate Change Projected To Increase Cost of the Federal Crop Insurance Program due to Greater Insured Value and Yield Variability Downloads
Andrew Crane-Droesch, Elizabeth Marshall, Stephanie Rosch and Steven Wallander
Number of Food-Insecure People in Selected Low- and Middle-Income Countries Projected To Fall 45 percent Over Next Decade Downloads
Birgit Meade
Agritourism Allows Farms To Diversify and Has Potential Benefits for Rural Communities Downloads
Christine Whitt, Sarah Low and Anders Van Sandt
Low Growth in Corn Yields Has Dragged Down Sub-Saharan African Corn Production Downloads
Getachew Nigatu and James Hansen

volume November 2018, articles 10

New U.S. Food Expenditure Estimates Find Food-Away-From-Home Spending Is Higher Than Previous Estimates Downloads
Howard Elitzak and Abigail Okrent
Food Pantries Provide Emergency Food to More Than One-Quarter of Food-Insecure Households Downloads
Alisha Coleman-Jensen
International Food Security Expected To Improve, But Regional Differences Persist Downloads
Birgit Meade, Karen Thome and Alex Melton
Educational Attainment a Key Factor in Rural Patient Uptake of Telehealth Activities Downloads
Peter L. Stenberg
Growth in Quick-Service Restaurants Outpaced Full-Service Restaurants in Most U.S. Counties Downloads
Patrick W. McLaughlin

volume May 2020

Extreme Poverty Counties Found Solely in Rural Areas in 2018 Downloads
Tracey Farrigan
U.S. Rice Production Changed Significantly in the New Millennium, but Remained Profitable Downloads
Nathan Childs, Sharon Skorbiansky Raszap and William McBride
A Shift to Healthier Diets Likely To Affect Use of Natural Resources Downloads
Patrick Canning and Rosanna Mentzer Morrison
Retail Food Prices Less Volatile Than Farm and Wholesale Prices Downloads
Gianna Short and Patrick Canning
Preschoolers Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Downloads
Joann Guthrie

volume May 2019, articles 04

Imported Greenhouse Tomatoes From Mexico Illustrate the Growing Diversity in Fresh-Market Tomatoes Downloads
Travis Minor, Sarah Baskins and Jennifer K. Bond
U.S. Hired Farm Workforce Is Aging Downloads
Tom Hertz
Older Infants Participating in WIC Are More Likely To Eat Vegetables Than Low-Income Non-Participating Infants Downloads
Joanne Guthrie
Specialized Stores Serving WIC Customers in California Improve Food Access Without Raising Food Costs Downloads
Patrick W. McLaughlin
U.S. Exports for Most Major Meat Commodities Grew in 2018 Downloads
Lekhnath Chalise, Kim A. Ha, Mildred Haley, Russell Knight and Alex Melton
SNAP Redemptions Contributed to Employment During the Great Recession Downloads
John Pender and Young Jo
Developing Alternatives to Antibiotics Used in Food Animal Production Downloads
Stacy Sneeringer

volume May 2018, articles 04

The 2012-13 U.S. Drought Heightened Federal Disaster Assistance Payments for Livestock Producers Downloads
Matthew MacLachlan, Sean E. Ramos, and Ashley Hungerford
Impacts of the Value-Added Producer Grant Program on Business Outcomes Downloads
Anil Rupasingha and John Pender
County-Level Data Show Changes in the Number and Concentration of Food Stores Downloads
Alana Rhone
The Efect of Conservation Payments on Farmer Adoption Varies Across Conservation Practices Downloads
Roger Claassen and David Smith
Use of Nutrition Information and the Food Healthfulness Gap Downloads
Eliana Zeballos and Tobenna D. Anekwe
Agricultural Research in High-Income Countries Faces New Challenges as Public Funding Stalls Downloads
Paul Heisey and Keith Fuglie
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