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Description: This report was part of a continuing nationwide study of costs and returns on farms and ranches by type and size in some of the important farming regions of the United States. Reports covered Commercial Dairy Farms, Corn Belt Farms, Egg-Producing Farms, Broiler Farms, Cotton Farms, Tobacco Farms, Wheat Farms, livestock ranches and more. Summary statistics for all types of farms are presented in annual reports from 1962 to 1972.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices and Agriculture Economics and Management:Farm Input and Expenditures Keyword: agricultural budgeting, farms, ranching, livestock, and farm assets Latest Release: Aug 14, 1972 -
Description: This publication, produced between 1971 and 1980, presented an overview of the chemicals, general use, production, prices, imports and exports of different types of fertilizers in the United States. Each release also included an outlook for the coming year for both national and foreign markets.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices and Agriculture Economics and Management:Farm Input and Expenditures Keyword: fertilizer application, production costs, and fertilizer analysis Latest Release: Dec 24, 1980 -
Description: This publication was produced from 1983 to 1985 and covered the uptake and practice of pesticide application, energy supplies and use, and machinery on farms. Publication ceased in 1985.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices and Agriculture Economics and Management:Farm Input and Expenditures Keyword: agrochemicals, farm capital, agricultural machinery and equipment, and energy use and consumption Latest Release: Aug 1, 1985 -
Description: This publication reports on the use and availability of cropland for current and future production, by acreage. Data is available by crops or by region and divided by cropland for crops, cropland for pasture and cropland in fallow. All available issues of this publication are made available here.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices Keyword: cropland harvested, cover crops, cropland planted, fallow, and pasture management Latest Release: Sep 6, 1985 -
ERS Tobacco Industry
Description: Production, supply, trade, disappearance, and prices for tobacco and tobacco products, 1950-87. Includes acreage, yield, and production by type, 1950-87, and selected data on world production and trade. Tables include cigarette consumption and production, government revenues, U.S. output, growth statistics, and production by region.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Retail and Market Prices and Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices Keyword: production economics, cigarettes, tobacco, supply chain, smoking (food products), and products and commodities Latest Release: Mar 1, 1988 -
Description: This magazine was published from 1978-1990 and contains nontechnical, general interest articles and historical data on food supply, food demand, food prices, and food spending. The articles report on ERS analyses and insights on a wide variety of topics related to the U.S. food marketing system, including food consumption, food product development, international food trade, food safety, and food-related policies and programs.
Issues published between 1978 and 1990 are accessible here. Issues published between 1991 and 1995 are accessible on this website under the title Food Review. Issues published between 1996 and 2002 can be found on the ERS website under the title Food Review Archives.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Retail and Market Prices and Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices Keyword: marketing, agriculture, prices, consumption (economics), and agricultural policy Latest Release: Jan 1, 1990 -
ERS Farmline
Description: This publication covered the general trends in agriculture, developments in rural life, natural resources farm finances, and many related topics of interest to farmers and their families. This monthly publication replaced both Agricultural Situation and the Farm Index and was published from 1980 to 1993.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Retail and Market Prices, Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices, and Agriculture Economics and Management:Farm Input and Expenditures Keyword: imports, agriculture, farm budgets, international trade, economic outlook and situation, and exports Latest Release: Jan 16, 1993 -
Description: This publication was published between 1986 and 1993 and includes data on the outlook and impact of land values, the number of farmland transfers during a given time and the average cash rents paid for farm properties. Data contained in the report are based on estimates provided by a sample of farmers throughout the U.S. and information obtained from real estate brokers, county officials, and bank lenders. Information on fertilizer and pesticide use, energy use, machinery uptake and tillage systems are also included.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Retail and Market Prices, Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices, and Agriculture Economics and Management:Farm Input and Expenditures Keyword: farm budgets, production technology, crop acreage, and farm assets Latest Release: Oct 13, 1993 -
ERS Food Review
Description: This magazine was published from 1991-2002 and contains nontechnical, general interest articles and historical data on food supply, food demand, food prices, and food spending. The articles report on ERS analyses and insights on a wide variety of topics related to the U.S. food marketing system, including food consumption, food product development, international food trade, food safety, and food-related policies and programs.
Issues published between 1978 and 19990 are accessible on this website under the title National Food Review. Issues published between 1991 and 1995 are accessible here. Issues published between 1996 and 2002 can be found on the ERS website under the title Food Review Archives.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices Keyword: marketing, agricultural policy, safety testing, consumption (economics), and agriculture Latest Release: Sep 1, 1995 -
Description: This publication was last published in 1997 and examined how agricultural materials were used by industry sectors. Seven categories of agricultural materials are covered, including: starches and carbohydrates, fats and oils, natural fibers, animal products, forest products, natural plant products, natural rubber, and resins.
Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices and Agriculture Economics and Management:Farm Input and Expenditures Keyword: agricultural economics, agricultural products, issues and policy, production, and marketing Latest Release: Dec 1, 1997