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"No-Till" Farming Is a Growing Practice—Most U.S. farmers prepare their soil for seeding and weed and pest control through tillage—plowing operations that disturb the soil. Tillage practices affect soil carbon, water pollution, and farmers' energy and pesticide use, and therefore data on tillage can be valuable for understanding the practice's role in reaching climate and other environmental goals. (November 2010)
The Role of Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Agriculture could play a prominent role in U.S. efforts to address climate change if farms and ranches undertake activities that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or take greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. These activities may include shifting to conservation tillage, reducing the amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied to crops, changing livestock and manure management practices, and planting trees or grass. (September 2010)
Increasing
Feedstock Production for Biofuels: Economic Drivers,
Environmental Implications, and the Role of Research—This
seminar publication examines economic issues surrounding
biofuel feedstocks, including availability, market interactions,
and the role for future research. (December 2008)
Reducing
Greenhouse Gas Buildup: Impacts on Ag-Sector Returns—Efforts
to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution come at
a cost to all sectors of the economy, including agriculture.
A program to pay farmers to develop emissions-absorbing "carbon
sinks" on agricultural land could add to farm income.
(August 1999)
Agricultural
Adaptation to Climate Change: Issues of Longrun Sustainability— This
report, which highlights ERS research, focuses on economic
adaptation to climate change and concludes there is considerably
more flexibility and adaptability in agriculture and
related sectors than found in other analyses. (June 1996)
World
Agriculture and Climate Change: Economic Adaptations—This
report is based on the Future Agricultural Resources
Model (FARM), which covers worldwide production and markets
for major resource-using sectors (crops, livestock, and
forestry). The report describes predicted impacts of
four climate change scenarios on the agricultural economy.
(June 1995)
Climate
Change: Economic Implications for World Agriculture—This
reading describes how climate change may affect U.S.
and world agriculture. It shows the effects on regional
crop yields expected to result from broad changes in
climate. (October 1991)
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