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  • USDA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have funded research on agrivoltaics systems
    4/22/2024
    USDA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have funded research on agrivoltaics systems
  • Productivity growth is the major driver of U.S. agricultural growth
    2/13/2024
    Productivity growth is the major driver of U.S. agricultural growth
  • U.S. agricultural output, inputs, and total factor productivity, 1948–2021
    1/12/2024
    U.S. agricultural output, inputs, and total factor productivity, 1948–2021
  • Genetically engineered crops continue to dominate soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers
    1/2/2024
    Genetically engineered crops continue to dominate soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers
  • Growth rate in global agricultural output slowed over past decade as rate of total factor productivity (TFP) slowed
    12/7/2023
    Growth rate in global agricultural output slowed over past decade as rate of total factor productivity (TFP) slowed
  • Warming temperatures in U.S. Corn Belt expected to continue into next decade
    12/5/2023
    Warming temperatures in U.S. Corn Belt expected to continue into next decade
  • Growth rate of global agricultural output has slowed
    11/27/2023
    Growth rate of global agricultural output has slowed
  • Sources of growth in global agricultural output, 1961–2021
    9/29/2023
    Sources of growth in global agricultural output, 1961–2021
  • Agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth by country, annual average percent change, 1971–2021
    9/29/2023
    Agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth by country, annual average percent change, 1971–2021
  • Crops production grew faster than livestock and animal products production from 1948 to 2019
    3/7/2023
    Crops production grew faster than livestock and animal products production from 1948 to 2019
  • U.S. farm inputs have shifted from labor and land to capital, materials, and purchased services in past 70 years
    2/13/2023
    U.S. farm inputs have shifted from labor and land to capital, materials, and purchased services in past 70 years
  • Total factor productivity (TFP) contributes to total agricultural output growth
    12/5/2022
    Total factor productivity (TFP) contributes to total agricultural output growth
  • Developed countries: Growth of agricultural output and productivity both increased in the 2010s
    12/5/2022
    Developed countries: Growth of agricultural output and productivity both increased in the 2010s
  • Developing countries: Agricultural output slowed in the 2010s as the rate of productivity growth declined
    12/5/2022
    Developing countries: Agricultural output slowed in the 2010s as the rate of productivity growth declined
  • Global agricultural output growth rate slowed over the past decade along with declines in agricultural productivity growth
    12/5/2022
    Global agricultural output growth rate slowed over the past decade along with declines in agricultural productivity growth
  • Average annual growth in total factor productivity varied by country and region from 1991 to 2020
    12/5/2022
    Average annual growth in total factor productivity varied by country and region from 1991 to 2020
  • China is largest global funder of agricultural R&D
    7/18/2022
    China is largest global funder of agricultural R&D
  • Land-grant universities and other cooperating institutions conduct the majority of agricultural R&D
    6/27/2022
    Land-grant universities and other cooperating institutions conduct the majority of agricultural R&D
  • Federal Government is primary funder of U.S. agricultural research and development
    6/14/2022
    Federal Government is primary funder of U.S. agricultural research and development
  • Public agricultural R&D spending in the United States has declined in recent years
    6/8/2022
    Public agricultural R&D spending in the United States has declined in recent years
  • Funders and performers of U.S. public agricultural research in 2019
    6/6/2022
    Funders and performers of U.S. public agricultural research in 2019
  • Land grant universities and other cooperating institutions perform most public agricultural research and development (R&D) in the United States
    6/6/2022
    Land grant universities and other cooperating institutions perform most public agricultural research and development (R&D) in the United States
  • Public spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) fell over the 2000s in the United States
    6/6/2022
    Public spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) fell over the 2000s in the United States
  • The United States has been losing ground to other countries in public agricultural research and development (R&D) investment
    6/6/2022
    The United States has been losing ground to other countries in public agricultural research and development (R&D) investment
  • Public and private agricultural and food research and development (R&D) expenditures, real (inflation-adjusted) dollars, 1970-2019
    5/17/2022
    Public and private agricultural and food research and development (R&D) expenditures, real (inflation-adjusted) dollars, 1970-2019
  • Labor quality change, especially educational attainment, contributes positively to U.S. agricultural growth
    4/18/2022
    Labor quality change, especially educational attainment, contributes positively to U.S. agricultural growth
  • Organic dairy farms see slower productivity growth than conventional operations
    2/22/2022
    Organic dairy farms see slower productivity growth than conventional operations
  • The gap in hours worked between hired workers and self-employed and unpaid workers largely disappeared between 1948 and 2017
    2/17/2022
    The gap in hours worked between hired workers and self-employed and unpaid workers largely disappeared between 1948 and 2017
  • Total factor productivity (TFP) has led changes in agricultural output growth despite diminishing contributions from labor
    2/17/2022
    Total factor productivity (TFP) has led changes in agricultural output growth despite diminishing contributions from labor
  • Despite declines in labor contribution to output growth driven by a decline in hours worked, education has been a positive contributing factor from 1948 to 2017
    2/17/2022
    Despite declines in labor contribution to output growth driven by a decline in hours worked, education has been a positive contributing factor from 1948 to 2017
  • Labor productivity grew regardless of the labor input measure from 1948 to 2017
    2/17/2022
    Labor productivity grew regardless of the labor input measure from 1948 to 2017
  • The increase in labor productivity coincided with the U.S. farm sector increasing the intensities of other input per unit of labor
    2/17/2022
    The increase in labor productivity coincided with the U.S. farm sector increasing the intensities of other input per unit of labor
  • A higher share of farm operators of large farms—with gross income of at least $1 million—have graduated from college, but the gap is closing
    2/17/2022
    A higher share of farm operators of large farms—with gross income of at least $1 million—have graduated from college, but the gap is closing
  • U.S. labor productivity per hours worked grew from 1948 to 2017 in part because of changes in quality of labor, study finds
    2/16/2022
    U.S. labor productivity per hours worked grew from 1948 to 2017 in part because of changes in quality of labor, study finds
  • Small family farms produce majority of poultry and eggs, and hay
    1/18/2022
    Small family farms produce majority of poultry and eggs, and hay
  • Increased efficiency has replaced input intensification as primary source of growth in global agricultural output
    1/12/2022
    Increased efficiency has replaced input intensification as primary source of growth in global agricultural output