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

2003 - 2024

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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