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

- Jennifer K. Bond
- ERS-Funded Eating and Health Module Paints Fuller Picture of How Much Time Americans Spend Eating

- Eliana Zeballos, Jessica Todd and Brandon Restrepo
- Long-Term U.S. Agricultural Outlook Affected Broadly by Uncertainty of China’s Markets

- Fred Gale and James Hansen
- Rural Businesses That Receive USDA Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans Less Likely To Fail

- Anil Rupasingha and John Pender
volume September 2018, articles 08
- Sub-Saharan Africa’s Food Security Situation Varies by Region

- 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

- Siraj Bawa
- Food Safety Costs for Farms Vary Across Commodities Due to Differences in Farm Size

- Peyton Ferrier
- Participation in SNAP Varies Across States But Is Generally Decreasing

- Alex Smith and Laura Teihen
- High-Poverty Schools Are More Likely To Adopt the Community Eligibility Provision of the USDA School Meal Programs

- Katherine Ralston and Joanne Guthrie
- Local Labor Market Conditions Impact Participation in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

- Erik Scherpf
- Cost-Effective Strategies for Reducing Cropland Nutrient Deliveries to the Gulf of Mexico

- Marc Ribaudo, Elizabeth Marshall and Marcel Aillery
- Food Spending of Middle-Income Households Hardest Hit by the Great Recession

- 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

- 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

- Greg Lyons and Carrie Litkowski
- Food-Insecure Households Spend Less and Acquire Less Food Per Week Than Food-Secure Households

- Christian A. Gregory and Lisa Mancino
- New ARMS Online Data Tool Allows Users To More Easily Access, Analyze, and Compare Farm Statistics

- Dipak Subedi
- Dried Distillers Grains (DDGs) Have Emerged as a Key Ethanol Coproduct

- David W. Olson and Thomas Capehart
- Larger Farms and Younger Farmers Are More Vulnerable to Financial Stress

- Nigel Key
volume October 2018, articles 09
- Innovation Can Make Rural Manufacturers More Resilient

- Timothy Wojan
- Both At Home and Away, Americans Are Choosing More Lower Fat Foods Than They Did 35 Years Ago

- 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

- Olga Liefert and David Nulph
- Despite Elevated Loss Rate Since 2006, U.S. Honey Bee Colony Numbers Are Stable

- Peyton Ferrier
- Small and Non-Traditional Food Retailers Largely Cost Competitive in the WIC Program

- Patrick W. McLaughlin
- New National Menu Labeling Provides Information Consumers Can Use To Help Manage Their Calorie Intake

- Brandon Restrepo and Travis Minor
volume November 2019, articles 10
- Measuring the Burden of Global Foodborne Disease From Animal and Fish Sources

- Sandra Hoffmann and Arie Havelaar
- Unemployment Insurance and USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Together Cushioned the Great Recession

- 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

- 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

- Birgit Meade
- Agritourism Allows Farms To Diversify and Has Potential Benefits for Rural Communities

- Christine Whitt, Sarah Low and Anders Van Sandt
- Low Growth in Corn Yields Has Dragged Down Sub-Saharan African Corn Production

- 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

- Howard Elitzak and Abigail Okrent
- Food Pantries Provide Emergency Food to More Than One-Quarter of Food-Insecure Households

- Alisha Coleman-Jensen
- International Food Security Expected To Improve, But Regional Differences Persist

- Birgit Meade, Karen Thome and Alex Melton
- Educational Attainment a Key Factor in Rural Patient Uptake of Telehealth Activities

- Peter L. Stenberg
- Growth in Quick-Service Restaurants Outpaced Full-Service Restaurants in Most U.S. Counties

- Patrick W. McLaughlin
volume May 2020
- Extreme Poverty Counties Found Solely in Rural Areas in 2018

- Tracey Farrigan
- U.S. Rice Production Changed Significantly in the New Millennium, but Remained Profitable

- Nathan Childs, Sharon Skorbiansky Raszap and William McBride
- A Shift to Healthier Diets Likely To Affect Use of Natural Resources

- Patrick Canning and Rosanna Mentzer Morrison
- Retail Food Prices Less Volatile Than Farm and Wholesale Prices

- Gianna Short and Patrick Canning
- Preschoolers Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women

- Joann Guthrie
volume May 2019, articles 04
- Imported Greenhouse Tomatoes From Mexico Illustrate the Growing Diversity in Fresh-Market Tomatoes

- Travis Minor, Sarah Baskins and Jennifer K. Bond
- U.S. Hired Farm Workforce Is Aging

- Tom Hertz
- Older Infants Participating in WIC Are More Likely To Eat Vegetables Than Low-Income Non-Participating Infants

- Joanne Guthrie
- Specialized Stores Serving WIC Customers in California Improve Food Access Without Raising Food Costs

- Patrick W. McLaughlin
- U.S. Exports for Most Major Meat Commodities Grew in 2018

- Lekhnath Chalise, Kim A. Ha, Mildred Haley, Russell Knight and Alex Melton
- SNAP Redemptions Contributed to Employment During the Great Recession

- John Pender and Young Jo
- Developing Alternatives to Antibiotics Used in Food Animal Production

- Stacy Sneeringer
volume May 2018, articles 04
- The 2012-13 U.S. Drought Heightened Federal Disaster Assistance Payments for Livestock Producers

- Matthew MacLachlan, Sean E. Ramos, and Ashley Hungerford
- Impacts of the Value-Added Producer Grant Program on Business Outcomes

- Anil Rupasingha and John Pender
- County-Level Data Show Changes in the Number and Concentration of Food Stores

- Alana Rhone
- The Efect of Conservation Payments on Farmer Adoption Varies Across Conservation Practices

- Roger Claassen and David Smith
- Use of Nutrition Information and the Food Healthfulness Gap

- Eliana Zeballos and Tobenna D. Anekwe
- Agricultural Research in High-Income Countries Faces New Challenges as Public Funding Stalls

- Paul Heisey and Keith Fuglie