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  • The Southeast leads the Nation in total double-cropped acreage, 1999-2012
    5/27/2014
    The Southeast leads the Nation in total double-cropped acreage, 1999-2012
  • Poultry and dairy farm businesses typically have highest debt-to-asset ratios
    5/21/2014
    Poultry and dairy farm businesses typically have highest debt-to-asset ratios
  • Future carbon dioxide mitigation potential, assuming adoption of management change by 50% of farmers
    4/21/2014
    Future carbon dioxide mitigation potential, assuming adoption of management change by 50% of farmers
  • The 2012 Census of Agriculture finds slightly fewer U.S. farms
    4/9/2014
    The 2012 Census of Agriculture finds slightly fewer U.S. farms
  • Crop insurance indemnities and disaster assistance payments reflect the impact of drought on crop farms
    2/28/2014
    Crop insurance indemnities and disaster assistance payments reflect the impact of drought on crop farms
  • Depending on the definition, population size thresholds range from 2,500 to 50,000 people
    2/26/2014
    Depending on the definition, population size thresholds range from 2,500 to 50,000 people
  • Three ways to define Peoria
    2/26/2014
    Three ways to define Peoria
  • Rural counties drive the 2000-11 growth in U.S. onshore production of oil and natural gas
    2/21/2014
    Rural counties drive the 2000-11 growth in U.S. onshore production of oil and natural gas
  • Agricultural production is a major use of land, accounting for over half of the U.S. land base
    9/10/2013
    Agricultural production is a major use of land, accounting for over half of the U.S. land base
  • Emergency haying and grazing on land in the CRP peaked in 2012
    8/23/2013
    Emergency haying and grazing on land in the CRP peaked in 2012
  • Demand for access to private lands for hurting is highest in the East
    8/22/2013
    Demand for access to private lands for hurting is highest in the East
  • Simulating the interactions between climate adaptation and conservation program design
    5/20/2013
    Simulating the interactions between climate adaptation and conservation program design
  • Global land use is sensitive to carbon control policies
    4/25/2013
    Global land use is sensitive to carbon control policies
  • Farm sector exposure to drought worsened during the summer of 2012
    4/4/2013
    Farm sector exposure to drought worsened during the summer of 2012
  • Agriculture's role in climate change: greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration
    2/28/2013
    Agriculture's role in climate change: greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration
  • Farm real estate values are highest close to population centers
    12/31/2012
    Farm real estate values are highest close to population centers
  • Base acreage and direct payment rates vary by commodity
    11/26/2012
    Base acreage and direct payment rates vary by commodity
  • Land-retirement payments to family farms with sales less than $10,000 nearly doubled between 1991 and 2009
    10/9/2012
    Land-retirement payments to family farms with sales less than $10,000 nearly doubled between 1991 and 2009
  • Farmland values often deviate from agricultural use value
    9/20/2012
    Farmland values often deviate from agricultural use value
  • Uses of cropland change over time
    6/22/2012
    Uses of cropland change over time
  • Natural amenities are positively related to farm real estate values
    6/18/2012
    Natural amenities are positively related to farm real estate values
  • U.S. farmland rent-to-value ratios have generally declined over time
    5/7/2012
    U.S. farmland rent-to-value ratios have generally declined over time
  • Agricultural land uses have declined since 1949
    4/20/2012
    Agricultural land uses have declined since 1949
  • Average farmland value varies by land use and region
    4/3/2012
    Average farmland value varies by land use and region
  • Relatively little U.S. farmland is foreign owned
    3/27/2012
    Relatively little U.S. farmland is foreign owned
  • The share of farmland owned by operators varies by region
    3/21/2012
    The share of farmland owned by operators varies by region
  • Farms and acres covered by direct payments, crop insurance, and conservation programs
    3/20/2012
    Farms and acres covered by direct payments, crop insurance, and conservation programs
  • Agricultural land uses have declined since 1949
    3/15/2012
    Agricultural land uses have declined since 1949
  • Cropland uses vary in response to many factors
    3/15/2012
    Cropland uses vary in response to many factors
  • Pasture and range are concentrated in the West and cropland in the Central U.S.
    3/15/2012
    Pasture and range are concentrated in the West and cropland in the Central U.S.
  • Trends in farm real estate values
    2/28/2012
    Trends in farm real estate values
  • Active farmers conducted high-value tax deferred exchanges of farmland for farmland in 2005
    1/4/2012
    Active farmers conducted high-value tax deferred exchanges of farmland for farmland in 2005
  • Shares of land by major use, by State, 2007
    12/28/2011
    Shares of land by major use, by State, 2007
  • Feed conversion rates for hog operations have steadily risen, particularly for feeder-to-finish operations
    12/23/2011
    Feed conversion rates for hog operations have steadily risen, particularly for feeder-to-finish operations
  • Trends in U.S. farm real estate values
    8/24/2011
    Trends in U.S. farm real estate values
  • USDA conservation spending on working agricultural lands bucks long-term trend
    8/23/2011
    USDA conservation spending on working agricultural lands bucks long-term trend