Multi-Cropping Practices: Recent Trends in Double-Cropping

Allison Borchers, Elizabeth Truex-Powell, Steven Wallander and Cynthia Nickerson

No 262122, Economic Information Bulletin from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Over the last decade, growing demand for agricultural commodities-for both food and fuel-has increased the incentives for farm operators to increase production. Double-cropping has drawn interest as a method to intensify production without expanding acreage. This report develops a baseline analysis of U.S. double-cropping patterns from 1999 to 2012 and briefly explores factors that may influence farmers' double-cropping decisions.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 2014-05-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.262122

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