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

2003 - 2024

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Disabilities in the U.S. Farm Population: Cristina Miller
Volume of Purchases and Regional Location Have Strong Effects on Food Costs for School Meals: Michael Ollinger and Joanne Guthrie
Not All Consumers Are Following Food Safety Advice From Health Officials: M. Taylor Rhodes and Fred Kuchler
Southeast Asia’s Growing Meat Demand and Its Implications for Feedstuffs Imports: Tani Lee and James Hansen
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Would Have Lowered Average Income Tax Rates for Farm Households between 2016 and 2017: James Williamson
Time Spent Eating Varies by Age, Education, and Body Mass Index: Brandon Restrepo and Eliana Zeballos

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

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

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

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

Older Operators Often Run Small Family Farms, Particularly Retirement and Low-Sales Farms: 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: Elizabeth Larimore and Michele Ver Ploeg
Shopping at Farmers’ Markets and Roadside Stands Increases Fruit and Vegetable Demand: Hayden Stewart
Agricultural Productivity Growth in the United States: 1948-2015: Sun Ling Wang, Richard Nehring and Roberto Mosheim
Examining Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture: James MacDonald and Robert A. Hoppe
Pollination Service Fees: Peyton Ferrier

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

Per Capita Red Meat and Poultry Disappearance: Insights Into Its Steady Growth: 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: Catherine Greene and Dennis Vilorio
Age Composition of USDA’s SNAP Caseload Shifts in Response to Economic Conditions, Legislation, and Demographic Trends: Alex Majchrowicz
Trends in Food Recalls: Elina T. Page and Curtia Taylor
Higher Incomes and Greater Time Constraints Lead to Purchasing More Convenience Foods: Ilya Rahkovsky and Young Jo

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

Small Business Loans and Rural Business Growth: Anil Rupasingha
World Agricultural Trade Experiences Sizable Growth but Still Faces Barriers: Steven Zahniser, Jayson Beckman and Kari E.R. Heerman
Rural Healthcare Facilities Had Modest Job Growth, but No Measurable Employment Impact on Other Sectors: Cristina Miller
ERS’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Policy Index Captures State Differences in Program Administration: Brian Stacy and Laura Tiehen
Despite Slow Growth From 2005 to 2015, Independent Grocery Stores Remain Important for Rural Communities: Clare Cho
Progress and Challenges in Global Food Security: Cheryl Christensen
Hurricane Irma Hits Florida’s Agricultural Sector: Jennifer K. Bond and Agnes Perez
Changing Farmland Values Affect Renters and Landowners Differently: Nigel Key and Christopher Burns
Supermarkets, Schools, and Social Gatherings: Where Supplemental Nutrition Assisance Program and Other U.S. Households Acquire Their Foods Correlates With Nutritional Quality: Lisa Mancino and Joanne Guthrie

Yogurt Products and Breakfast Cereals Increasing Their Fiber Contents: Stephen Martinez and David Levin