Description: Farming and Farmland in the United States : Changes and Trends, Hardcover by Iglehart, Calvin (EDT); Zsofka, Grant J. (EDT), ISBN 1622579070, ISBN-13 9781622579075, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book examines the changes and trends in farming and farmland in the United States. Innovations in farm organization, business arrangements, and production practices have allowed farmers to produce more with less. Fewer labor hours and less land are used today than 30 years ago, and practices such as the use of genetically engineered seeds and no-till have dampened increases in machinery, fuel, and pesticide use. Likely aided by the increased use of risk management tools such as contracts and crop insurance, . agricultural productivity has increased by nearly 50 percent since 1982. Future innovations will be necessary to maintain, or boost, current productivity gains in order to meet the growing global demands that will be placed upon . agriculture.
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Book Title: Farming and Farmland in the United States : Changes and Trends
Number of Pages: 173 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: NOVA Science Publishers, Incorporated
Topic: Agriculture / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Author: Grant J. Zsofka
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
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