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

2003 - 2024

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2018, volume December 2018, articles 11

Reduced Exports to China in Fiscal Year 2019 May Drive U.S. Agricultural Trade Balance to Lowest Level Since 2007

Alex Melton and Bryce Cooke

Trends in the Adoption of Genetically Engineered Corn, Cotton, and Soybeans

Seth J. Wechsler

Productivity Increases With Farm Size in the Heartland Region

Nigel Key

Farm Households Divide Their Time Between On-Farm and Off-Farm Labor

Daniel Prager

Variety-Adjusted Food Prices Are Slightly Higher in Census Tracts Where Households Have Limited Access to a Supermarket

Michele Ver Ploeg and Linlin Fan

2018, volume December 2018, articles 10

Monthly Timing of SNAP Spending Less Smooth for Some Households

Christian A. Gregory

2018, volume August 2018, articles 07

Monitoring Trends in Retail Prices and Farm Shares of Food Products

Hayden Stewart

New Survey Results Highlight Variation in Food Safety Practices Prior to the Produce Rule

Gregory Astill, Travis Minor, Linda Calvin and Suzanne Thornsbury

Federal Commodity Programs Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage Address Price and Yield Risks Faced by Producers

Mesbah Motamed

Conservation Program Spending Levels Off But Continues Shift to Working Land Programs

Roger Claassen

2018, volume April 2018, articles 03

Egg Price Impacts of the 2014-15 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak

Sean E. Ramos, Alex Melton and Matthew MacLachlan

More Microloans Issued in Regions With Higher Concentrations of Small Farms and Beginning Farmers, Women, and Minorities

Sarah Tulman

Consumer Demand for Fresh Fruit Drives Increases Across Sector

Travis Minor and Agnes Perez

Number of People Participating in USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Continues To Fall

Victor Oliveira

China’s Agricultural Investment Abroad Is Rising

Fred Gale and Elizabeth Gooch

2017, articles 10

The Influence of Income and Prices on Global Dietary Patterns by Country, Age, and Gender

Birgit Meade and Andrew Muhammad

Low Wholesale Turkey Prices in 2017 Should Translate to Lower Costs for Consumers This Thanksgiving

Alex Melton

Number of Food and Beverage Processing Plants Varies Across the United States

Stephen Martinez

Tax Policy Can Alter Farm Asset Investment Decisions

James Williamson

2017, articles 09

Follow the Food Dollars

Patrick Canning

Rural Manufacturing Survival and Its Role in the Rural Economy

Sarah Low

Adults in Households With More Severe Food Insecurity Are More Likely To Have a Chronic Disease

Christian A. Gregory and Alisha Coleman-Jensen

Wheat Price Discovery Remains Concentrated in the United States, but Shifting to Europe

Michael Adjemian and Joseph Janzen

Grassroots Innovation Widespread in Rural Areas and Concentrated in Manufacturing

Timothy Wojan

Sub-Saharan Africa Is Projected To Be the Leader in Global Rice Imports

Getachew Nigatu, James Hansen, Nathan Childs and Ralph Seeley

2017, articles 08

Understanding the Prevalence, Severity, and Distribution of Food Insecurity in the United States

Matthew Rabbitt, Alisha Coleman-Jensen and Christian A. Gregory

Adults With Disabilities, Especially Mental Health Disabilities, Are at a Higher Risk for Food Insecurity

Alisha Coleman-Jensen and Debra L. Brucker

Study Finds Crop Insurance Has Small Effect on Environmental Quality

Roger Claassen

Rural Areas Show Overall Population Decline and Shifting Regional Patterns of Population Change

John Cromartie

Veterans Are Positioned To Contribute Economically to Rural Communities

Tracey Farrigan

2017, articles 07

Gathering Experimental Evidence To Improve the Design of Agricultural Programs

Lori Lynch, Daniel Hellerstein, Nathaniel Higgins and Steven Wallander

USDA’s FoodAPS: Providing Insights Into U.S. Food Demand and Food Assistance Programs

Jessica Todd, Laura Tiehen and Dawn Marie Clay

USDA’s National School Lunch Program Reduces Food Insecurity

Katherine Ralston and Alisha Coleman-Jensen

U.S. Upland Cotton Exports and Mill Use Projected To Improve

Flavius Badau

Although Small, Markets Have Been Expanding for GE Crops With Traits That Increase Nutrient Content or Improve Taste

Jonathan McFadden

Examining Farm Sector and Farm Household Income

Daniel Prager, Christopher Burns and Nigel Key

Since 2009, Restaurant Prices Have Generally Risen Faster Than Grocery Store Prices

Annemarie Kuhns and Sarah Rehkamp

Newly Updated ERS Data Show 2016 Production, Trade Volume, and Per Capita Availability of Vegetables and Pulses

Travis Minor

2017, articles 06

Conservation Compliance in the Crop Insurance Era

Roger Claassen and Maria Bowman

Unexpected Hikes in Energy Prices Increase the Likelihood of Food Insecurity

Charlotte Tuttle

Redeeming WIC Benefits at California Farmers’ Markets

Patrick McLaughlin

Applications for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Program Increased After the Agricultural Act of 2014

Ashley Hungerford and Gregory Astill

Urban Areas Offer Higher Earnings for Workers With More Education

Alexander Marré

Declines in Pollinator Forage Suitability Were Concentrated in the Midwest, the Over-Summering Grounds for Many Honeybees

Claudia Hitaj, David Smith and Daniel Hellerstein

U.S. Diets Still Out of Balance With Dietary Recommendations

Jeanine Bentley

2017, articles 05

International Food Security Assessment, 2017-2027

Birgit Meade and Karen Thome

The California Leafy Greens Industry Provides an Example of an Established Food Safety System

Linda Calvin, Helen Jensen, Karen Klonsky and Roberta Cook

The Relationship Between Energy Prices and Food-Related Energy Use in the United States

Patrick Canning and Sarah Rehkamp

International Food Security Assessment, 2017-2027

Birgit Meade and Karen Thome

Farmers Employ Strategies To Reduce Risk of Drought Damages

Steven Wallander, Elizabeth Marshal and Marcel Aillery

Blood Levels of Trans Fats Among American Adults Fell from 1999 to 2010

Brandon Restrepo

WIC Participation Continues To Decline

Victor Oliveira

Changes in Herd Composition a Key to Indian Dairy Production

Maurice Landes and Jerry Cessna

Increased Demand for U.S. Agricultural Exports Would Likely Lead to More U.S. Jobs

Steven Zahniser, Tom Hertz, Peter Dixon and Maureen Rimmer

Understanding Irrigated Agriculture

Glenn Schaible

2017, articles 04

Regulation, Market Signals, and the Provision of Food Safety in Meat and Poultry

Michael Ollinger and Taylor M. Rhodes

Households Purchase More Produce and Low-Fat Dairy at Supermarkets, Supercenters, and Warehouse Club Stores

Annemarie Kuhns

School Districts in the Northeast Are Most Likely To Serve Local Foods on a Daily Basis

Jeffrey Hyman and Katherine Ralston

Genetically Modified Alfalfa Production in the United States

Seth J. Wechsler and Daniel Milkove

U.S. Agricultural Trade in 2016: Major Commodities and Trends

Bryce Cooke, Alex Melton and Sean Ramos

2017, articles 03

Agricultural Recovery in Russia and the Rise of Its South

Nicholas Rada, William Liefert and Olga Liefert

Mergers and Competition in Seed and Agricultural Chemical Markets

James MacDonald

Revised WIC Food Packages Increase Purchases of Whole Grains

Ilya Rahkovsky

Low-Income Areas With Low Supermarket Access Increased in Urban Areas, But Not in Rural Areas, Between 2010 and 2015

Alana Rhone

Dedicating Agricultural Land to Energy Crops Would Shift Land Use

Ronald Sands and Scott Malcolm

Shares of Food Commodities Purchased Away From Home Vary by Commodity

Biing-Hwan Lin

2017, articles 02

Consumers Paid Less for Grocery Store Foods in 2016 Than in 2015

Annemarie Kuhns and David Levin

South Africa Resumes Imports of U.S. Chicken Following 15 Years of Anti-Dumping Duties

Nancy Cochrane

Nearly 14,000 USDA Microloans Issued Between 2013 and 2015

Sarah Tulman

Large Family Farms Continue To Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production

James MacDonald and Robert Hoppe

2017, articles 01

Energy Consumption and Production in Agriculture

Claudia Hitaj

ERS’s Updated Food Access Research Atlas Shows an Increase in Low-Income and Low-Supermarket Access Areas in 2015

Alana Rhone and Michele Ver Ploeg

Pulses Production Expanding as Consumers Cultivate a Taste for U.S. Lentils and Chickpeas

Jennifer Bond

Historical Analysis of MPP-Dairy Suggests Limited Impact on Average Margins but Considerable Potential for Risk Reduction

Jerry Cessna, Tyler Mark, Kenneth Burdine and Erik Dohlman

Body Weight Fell Following Mandatory Calorie-Labeling Laws for New York Restaurant Menus

Brandon Restrepo

U.S. Per Capita Availability of Red Meat, Poultry, and Fish Lowest Since 1983

Jeanine Bentley