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Food News- Rural Income, Poverty, and WelfareThis briefing room offers a synthesis of ERS research, analysis, and data on rural Americans' income, poverty and welfare. […]
- The Role of Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsAgriculture 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 an […]
- Outlook for U.S. Agricultural TradeOffers the latest forecast of value and volume of U.S. farm exports, by commodity and region, as well as the agricultural trade balance for the coming year. Keeps readers abreast of how U.S. agricultural trade stacks up in a global market. […]
- Farm Income and CostsThe Farm Income and Costs briefing room provides indicators of economic performance for the U.S. farm sector and major crop and livestock farm groups. Farm balance sheet estimates are used by USDA and other public and private sector clients to form a perspective about the financial health of the U.S. agricultural economy. Distributional analyses identify sub […]
- Farm Income DataEstimates of farm sector income with component accounts: for the United States, 1910-2010; and for States, 1949-2009. […]
- Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare
- What Everyone Should Know About Energy
- How much of our electricity is generated from renewable sources?Americans used renewable energy sources — water (hydroelectric), geothermal, wind, sun (solar), and biomass — to meet about 8% of our total energy needs in 2009. […]
- How much of the world's electricity supply is generated from wind and who are the leading generators?Worldwide wind power generation exceeded 200 billion kilowatthours in 2008, which is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of over 18 million average households in the United States. Wind generation increased by about 25% from 2007 to 2008, and has more than tripled since 2003. […]
- What are greenhouse gases and how much are emitted by the United States?Greenhouse gases trap heat from the sun and warm the planet's surface. Of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, 87% are related to energy consumption. Since 1990, greenhouse gas emissions in the United States have grown by about 1% per year. In 2005, about 21% of the world's total energy-related carbon dioxide was emitted by the United States. […]
- How much of our electricity is generated from renewable sources?
- Invasive Species
- USDA Confirms Citrus Disease in Texas and Louisiana (Aug 23, 2010) September 8, 2010USDA Confirms Citrus Disease in Texas and Louisiana (Aug 23,... […]
- National Invasive Species Strategy for Mexico (2010) September 8, 2010National Invasive Species Strategy for Mexico Estrategia Nacional Sobre Especies... […]
- USDA Confirms Citrus Disease in Texas and Louisiana (Aug 23, 2010) September 8, 2010
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