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

2003 - 2024

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volume March 2020, articles 02

Family Farm Households Reap Benefits in Working Off the Farm Downloads
Christine Whitt and Jessica Todd
Food-Insecure Households Score Lower on Diet Quality Compared to Food-Secure Households Downloads
Lisa Mancino and Christian A. Gregory
Food Loss: Why Food Stays On the Farm or Off the Market Downloads
Gregory Astill
It’s in the Genes: Comparing Dairy Bulls’ Ability To Transmit Traits to Their Daughters Downloads
Christine Whitt

volume March 2019, articles 02

Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States: Research, Commercialization, and Related Crop Production Practices Downloads
Jonathan McFadden
Grocery Store Prices Rose for the First Time in 3 Years in 2018 Downloads
Annemarie Kuhns
No-till and Strip-till Are Widely Adopted but Often Used in Rotation With Other Tillage Practices Downloads
Roger Claassen
The Release of China’s Rice Stocks Could Impact Global Feed Markets Downloads
Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, Nathan Childs and James Hansen
Higher Vehicle Exclusions and Asset Limits in SNAP May Encourage Asset Accumulation Among Low-Income Households Downloads
Jessica Todd

volume March 2018, articles 02

Older Operators Often Run Small Family Farms, Particularly Retirement and Low-Sales Farms Downloads
Robert A. Hoppe, Dipak Subedi and Dennis Vilorio
Distance to Grocery Stores and Vehicle Access Influence Food Spending by Low-Income Households at Convenience Stores Downloads
Elizabeth Larimore and Michele Ver Ploeg
Shopping at Farmers’ Markets and Roadside Stands Increases Fruit and Vegetable Demand Downloads
Hayden Stewart
Agricultural Productivity Growth in the United States: 1948-2015 Downloads
Sun Ling Wang, Richard Nehring and Roberto Mosheim
Examining Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture Downloads
James MacDonald and Robert A. Hoppe
Pollination Service Fees Downloads
Peyton Ferrier

volume March 2018, articles 01

China Provides Opportunities for U.S. Exporters: Strong Dairy Demand and an Expanding Market for Agricultural Inputs Desined for a Growing Dairy Herd Downloads
Elizabeth Gooch

volume June 2020

Hope for Hemp: New Opportunities and Challenges for an Old Crop Downloads
Olsen David W., Suzanne D. Thornsbury and Sara Scott
U.S. Farmers Planting Less Wheat, But Sowings of Winter Varieties Stay Stable Downloads
Jennifer K. Bond
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Approaches the Starting Block, Offers Growth Opportunities for Agriculture Downloads
Steven Zahniser
Common Organic Practices Include Complex Rotations, Cover Crops, and Pasture Downloads
Catherine Greene and Daniel Hellerstein

volume June 2019, articles 05

U.S. Shoppers’ Access to Multiple Food Stores Varies by Region Downloads
Alana Rhone and Michele Ver Ploeg
Conservation Practices With Greater Benefits to Farmers and Ranchers Have Higher EQIP Completion Rates Downloads
Steven Wallander and Roger Claassen
New Data Linkages Provide Healthfulness Measures for American Grocery Store Sales Downloads
Elina T. Page and Andrea Carlson
Americans Still Can Meet Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Guidelines for $2.10-$2.60 per Day Downloads
Hayden Stewart and Jeffrey Hyman
U.S. Agricultural Exports Supported 1.2 Million Full-Time Jobs in 2017 Downloads
Suresh Persuad
Who Are the World’s Food Insecure? Identifying the Risk Factors of Food Insecurity Around the World Downloads
Michael D. Smith and Birgit Meade

volume June 2018, articles 05

Per Capita Red Meat and Poultry Disappearance: Insights Into Its Steady Growth Downloads
Keithly Jones, Mildred Haley and Alex Melton
Lower Conventional Corn Prices and Strong Demand for Organic Livestock Feed Spurred Increased U.S. Organic Corn Production in 2016 Downloads
Catherine Greene and Dennis Vilorio
Age Composition of USDA’s SNAP Caseload Shifts in Response to Economic Conditions, Legislation, and Demographic Trends Downloads
Alex Majchrowicz
Trends in Food Recalls Downloads
Elina T. Page and Curtia Taylor
Higher Incomes and Greater Time Constraints Lead to Purchasing More Convenience Foods Downloads
Ilya Rahkovsky and Young Jo

volume July 2020

Modest Improvement in Nonmetro Population Change During the Decade Masks Larger Geographic Shifts Downloads
John Cromartie
Skipping Breakfast or Lunch Has a Larger Impact on Diet Quality Than Skipping Dinner Downloads
Eliana Zeballos and Jessica Todd
Demand Factors Key To Measuring Trade Impacts of Country of Origin Labeling Downloads
William Hahn and Sharon Sydow
Productivity Is the Major Driver of U.S. Farm Sector’s Economic Growth Downloads
Sun Ling Wang, Roberto Mosheim, Richard Nehring and Eric Njuki

volume July 2019, articles 06

Brazil Once Again Becomes the World’s Largest Beef Exporter Downloads
Mustafa Zia, James Hansen, Kim Hjort and Constanza Valdes
Patterns of Pesticide Use, Exposure, and Toxicity Jointly Determine Impacts on Honeybees and Other Pollinators Downloads
David Smith and Claudia Hitaj
Retail Food Price Inflation Has Slowed Over Time Downloads
Abigail Okrent and Annemarie Kuhns
Marketing and Production Contracts Are Widely Used in U.S. Agriculture Downloads
James MacDonald and Christopher Burns
SNAP Participants Are More Likely To Leave the Program When Local Labor Markets Improve Downloads
Scherpf Erik
Quantifying the Impact of SNAP Benefits on the U.S. Economy and Jobs Downloads
Patrick Canning and Rosanna Mentzer Morrison

volume July 2018, articles 06

Five Decades of Price Swings for Food and Other Consumer Spending Categories Downloads
Annemarie Kuhns
Current Indicators of Farm Sector Financial Health Downloads
Nigel Key, Carrie Litkowski and James Williamson
Driven by Almonds, Pollination Services Now Exceed Honey as a Source of Beekeeper Revenue Downloads
Peyton Ferrier
Farm Operators Owned $19.1 Billion in Oil and Gas Rights, Which Generated $3.8 Billion in Payments in 2014 Downloads
Claudia Hitaj
Child Poverty Heavily Concentrated in Rural Mississippi, Even More So Than Before the Great Recession Downloads
Tracey Farrigan

volume February 2020, articles 01

Lettuce Help: USDA data on shipments of romaine lettuce can inform foodborne illness outbreak investigations and public health advisories Downloads
Gregory Astill, Jessica Todd and Elina T. Page
In Recent Years, Most Expiring Land in the Conservation Reserve Program Returned to Crop Production Downloads
Daniel Bigelow and Daniel Hellerstein
Beginning Farm Operators and Spouses More Likely To Work Off the Farm Than Established Counterparts Downloads
Nigel Key
Much Like Other Americans, Veterans Would Benefit From Improving the Quality of Their Diets Downloads
Hayden Stewart and Diansheng Dong
Schoolchildren Consumed More Whole Grains Following Change in School Meal Standards Downloads
Joanne Guthrie, Biing-Hwan Lin and Travis Smith
African Swine Fever Shrinks Pork Production in China, Swells Demand for Imported Pork Downloads
Mildred Haley and Fred Gale
Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture Continues Downloads
James MacDonald
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