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USDA Reports by ERS Authors - 2008/2009 Highlights

ERS has a broad research program, covering production agriculture, food safety and nutrition, the food industry, rural economies, agricultural trade, and farm-related environmental issues, as shown in this partial listing of 2008/2009 ERS reports. For a complete list of the thousands of titles produced by ERS since 1996, see the ERS Publication Catalog Listing.

Beach, R., F. Kuchler, E. Leibtag, and C. ZhenThe Effects of Avian Influenza News on Consumer Purchasing Behavior: A Case Study of Italian Consumers’ Retail Purchases,
Economic Research Report No. 65, (August 2008), 31 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR65/)

Brown, D.M., and R.J. ReederFarm-Based Recreation: A Statistical Profile,
Economic Research Report No. 53, (December 2007), 28 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR53/)

Buzby, J.C., L. Unnevehr, and D. Roberts.  Food Safety and Imports: An Analysis of FDA Import Refusal Reports, Economic Information Bulletin No. 39, (September 2008), 47 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB39/)

Claassen, R., M. Aillery, and C. NickersonIntegrating Commodity and Conservation Programs: Design Options and Outcomes, Economic Research Report No. 44, (October 2007), 61 pp.  (www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err44/)

Dimitri, C., and L. OberholtzerThe U.S. Organic Handling Sector in 2004: Baseline Findings of the Nationwide Survey of Organic Manufacturers, Processors, and Distributors, Economic
Information Bulletin No. 36, (May 2008), 31 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB36/)

Elbehri, A.E., J. Umstaetter, and D. KelchThe EU Sugar Policy Regime and Implications of Reform, Economic Research Report No. 59, (July 2008), 51 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR59/)

Hansen, L., and M. RibaudoEconomic Measures of Soil Conservation Benefits: Regional Values for Policy Assessment, Technical Bulletin No. 1922, (September 2008), 31 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/TB1922/)

Harrington, D.H., and R. DubmanEquilibrium Displacement Mathematical Programming Models: Methodology and a Model of the U.S. Agricultural Sector, Technical Bulletin No. 1918, (February 2008), 61 pp.  (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/TB1918/)

Hoppe, R.A., P. Korb, D.E. Banker. Million-Dollar Farms in the New Century, Economic Information Bulletin No. 42, (December 2008), 47 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB42/)

Huang, W.  Factors Contributing to the Recent Increase in U.S. Fertilizer Prices, 2002-08, Agricultural Resources Situation and Outlook No. 33, (February 2009), 21 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AR33/)

Kandel, W.  Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update, Economic Research Report No. 60, (July 2008), 65 pp.  (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR60/)

Key, N., and W. McBride. The Changing Economics of U.S. Hog Production,
Economic Research Report No. 52, (December 2007), 45 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR52/)

Key, N., and M.J. RobertsCommodity Payments, Farm Business Survival, and Farm Size Growth, Economic Research Report No. 51, (November 2007), 47 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR51/)

Kuchler, F., and H. Stewart.  Price Trends Are Similar for Fruits, Vegetables, and Snack Food, Economic Research Report No. 55, (March 2008), 29 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR55/)

Kusmin, L.  Rural America At A Glance, 2007 Edition, Economic Information Bulletin No. 31, (October 2007), 6 pp.  (www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib31/)

Kusmin, L.  Rural America At A Glance, 2008 Edition, Economic Information Bulletin No. 40, (October 2008), 6pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB40/)

Landes, M.  The Environment for Agricultural and Agribusiness Investment in India, Economic Information Bulletin No. 37, (July 2008), 49 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB37/)

Lin, BH, and S.T. Yen.  The U.S. Grain Consumption Landscape: Who Eats Grain, in What
Form, Where, and How Much? Economic Research Report No. 50, (November 2007), 35 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR50/)

Lin, W., and G. LucierEffects of Marketing Loans on U.S. Dry Peas and Lentils: Supply Response and World Trade, Economic Research Report No. 58, (May 2008), 41 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR58/)

Livingston, M., and C. OsteenIntegrating Invasive Species Prevention And Control Policies,
Economic Brief No. 11, (September 2008), 8 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EB11/)

MacDonald, J.M., and P. KorbAgricultural Contracting Update, 2005, Economic Information Bulletin No. 35, (April 2008), 37 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB35/)

MacDonald, J.M., and W.D. McBrideThe Transformation of U.S. Livestock Agriculture: Scale, Efficiency, and Risks, Economic Information Bulletin No. 43, (January 2009), 46 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB43/)

MacDonald, J.M.  The Economic Organization of U.S. Broiler Production,
Economic Information Bulletin No. 38, (June 2008), 33 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB38/)

Mancino, L., and J. Kinsey.  Is Dietary Knowledge Enough? Hunger, Stress, and Other Roadblocks to Healthy Eating, Economic Research Report No. 62, (August 2008), 29 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR62/)

McBride, W.D., and N. KeyCharacteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Hog Farms, 2004, Economic Information Bulletin No. 32, (December 2007), 41 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB32/)

McGath, C., S.D. Short, R. McElroy, J. Johnson, R. Strickland, R. Green, L. Traub, M. Ali, T. Covey, and S. VogelForecasting Farm Income: Documenting USDA’s Forecast Model, Technical Bulletin No. 1924, (February 2009), 137 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/TB1924/)

Nord, M., M. Andrews, and S. Carlson.  Household Food Security in the United States, 2006,
Economic Research Report No. 49, (November 2007), 66 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR49/)

Oliveira, V.  Informing Food and Nutrition Assistance Policy: 10 Years of Research at ERS,
Miscellaneous Publication No. 1598, (December 2007), 62 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/MP1598/)

Oliveira, V.  The Food Assistance Landscape: FY 2007 Annual Report, Economic Information
Bulletin No. 6-5, (May 2008), 6 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB6-5/)

Paarlberg, P.L., A.H. Seitzinger, J.G. Lee, and K.H. Mathews, Jr.  Economic Impacts of Foreign Animal Disease, Economic Research Report No. 57, (May 2008), 80 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR57/)

Ralston, K., C. Newman, A. Clauson, J. Guthrie, and J. BuzbyThe National School Lunch Program Background, Trends, and Issues, Economic Research Report No. 61, (July 2008), 56 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR61/)

Regmi, A., H. Takeshima, and L. Unnevehr. Convergence in Global Food Demand and Delivery, Economic Research Report No. 56, (March 2008), 39 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR56/)

Ribaudo, M., L. Hansen, D. Hellerstein, and C. GreeneThe Use of Markets To Increase Private Investment in Environmental Stewardship, Economic Research Report No. 64, (September 2008), 77 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR64/)

Stenberg, P., and S. LowRural Broadband At A Glance, 2009 Edition, Economic Information Bulletin No. 47, (February 2009), 6 pp. (www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB47/)

Stewart, H., and N. Blisard.  Are Lower Income Households Willing and Able To Budget for Fruits and Vegetables? Economic Research Report No. 54, (January 2008), 29 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR54/)

Todd, J.E., and J.N. Variyam.  The Decline in Consumer Use of Food Nutrition Labels, 1995-2006, Economic Research Report No. 63, (August 2008), 32 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR63/)

Ver Ploeg, M., and K. Ralston.  Food Stamps and Obesity: What Do We Know? Economic Information Bulletin No. 34, (March 2008), 37 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB34/)

Wells, H.F., and J.C. BuzbyDietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005, Economic Information Bulletin No.33, (March 2008), 27 pp.
(www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB33/)

 

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