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ERS Rural America
Description: Rural America highlights the practical application of research in rural banking, the changing demographics of the American population, implication for child-rearing and schooling, housing, the nonmetro labor force, poverty, and the effect of farm policies on rural areas. Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices Keyword: rural communities, rural development, and rural economics Latest Release: Jun 11, 2002 Jun 11, 2002: Rural America Release datetime: Jun 11, 2002 -
Description: This special report highlights the increased size and production of U.S. dairy operations, as well as the ultimate consolidation. Overall number of cows and milk produced per operation is reported, as tracked over time. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Dairy Keyword: dairy animals, dairy farming, and milk Latest Release: Sep 26, 2002 Sep 26, 2002: U.S. Dairy Herd Structure Release datetime: Sep 26, 2002 -
Description: This special report provided information on the consolidation and increased production of the U.S. Broiler Industry. The structure and history of the industry is explored. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Poultry Keyword: broiler chickens, chickens, eggs, hatcheries, industry, and poultry Latest Release: Nov 27, 2002 Nov 27, 2002: U.S. Broiler Industry Structure Release datetime: Nov 27, 2002 -
NASS Milkfat Price Report
Description: This report contains weekly volumes and average prices for Class II and combined Class II, III and IV milkfat utilizations. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Dairy Keyword: butter, cream, milk fat, and prices Latest Release: Dec 19, 2002 Dec 19, 2002: Milkfat Price Report Release datetime: Dec 19, 2002 -
Description: This archive contains reports from 1995-2003. Recent issues of this annual report can be found in the Global Food Security Briefing Room on the ERS website. The publication examine the near- and long-term prospects for food gaps in low-income, developing countries and food-aid availabilities in donor countries. Factors considered include food supply and demand, prices, trade, food production, population growth, foreign exchange availability, and food consumption and nutrition. Category: Crops and Crop Products:Grains and Oilseeds Keyword: development aid, food aid, Nutrition, and production economics Latest Release: Feb 1, 2003 Feb 1, 2003: Food Security Assessment Release datetime: Feb 1, 2003 -
Description: This is the first report issued by NASS on marketing contract arrangements for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Included in the report are statistics relevant to the number of contracts by crop, the percentage of production sold through marketing contracts, and prices received by farmers and crop prices. Additional characteristics mentioned in the report include distance traveled for contract versus non-contract delivery, and the presence or absence of confidentiality clauses within the contracts. Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Retail and Market Prices, Crops and Crop Products:Oil Crops, and Crops and Crop Products:Grains and Oilseeds Keyword: corn, marketing contracts, prices, soybeans, and wheat Latest Release: Feb 27, 2003 Feb 27, 2003: Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Sold Through Marketing Contracts Release datetime: Feb 27, 2003 -
Description: This archived report does not contain recent information or data. The report reviews the economic trends in the U.S. sheep industry through 2002. It chronicles significant historical and economic developments in the industry from both market and policy perspectives and cites prospects for the industry's survival. Issues related to both sheep meat and wool production are covered. Last published January 2004. Category: Crops and Crop Products:Cotton and Cottonseed Keyword: Australia, mutton, sheep, and wool Latest Release: Jan 1, 2004 Jan 1, 2004: Trends in the U.S. Sheep Industry Release datetime: Jan 1, 2004 -
NASS Licensed Dairy Herds
Description: This special publication was released on February 17, 2004 and contains the number of licensed dairy herds in the U.S. Beginning in 2005, data released in this publication was permanently incorporated into the February issue of the Milk Production report, along with the number of dairy operations by state that NASS has historically published. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Dairy Keyword: dairy animals and dairy farming Latest Release: Feb 17, 2004 Feb 17, 2004: Licensed Dairy Herds Release datetime: Feb 17, 2004 -
Description: This survey reports the percentage and cost of wildlife-caused loss of catfish, as well as the average expense to prevent loss in a number of catfish farming states. The Catfish Losses to Wildlife report showed producers surveyed report some wildlife-caused losses, and that the primary types of damage were wildlife eating catfish. Birds were reported as being the most common cause of loss. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Aquaculture Keyword: catfish, costs, crop losses, and wildlife-livestock relations Latest Release: Mar 16, 2004 Mar 16, 2004: Catfish Losses to Wildlife Release datetime: Mar 16, 2004 -
Description: This publication reports final estimates of production, price, and value of turkeys. These reports contain data from years 1950 to 2004 and provides a historic record and a benchmark for current estimates. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Poultry Keyword: production economics and turkeys Latest Release: Apr 1, 2004 Apr 1, 2004: Turkey - Final Estimates Release datetime: Apr 1, 2004Temporal coverage: 1998-01-01 - 2002-01-01