Download or read book Trends in U S Agriculture s Consumption and Production of Energ written by Claudia Hitaj and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines recent trends in energy use in the agricultural sector and the extent to which farm businesses engage in on-farm energy production. Increasing volume mandates for cellulosic biofuel in the Renewable Fuel Standard, as well as the shale energy revolution and the promulgation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), have changed (or could change) agriculture's energy use and production patterns. A small but growing number of farms harvest cellulosic biomass. Also, while the shale revolution contributed to lowering natural gas and fuel prices, domestic fertilizer prices have not substantially diverged from global prices -- even though natural gas remains the major production cost for fertilizer. Enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has declined at a greater rate in counties overlaying shale. The impact of the CPP on farm electricity use is minor, as electricity represents only 1-6% of their total production expenses. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Trends in U S Agriculture s Consumption and Production of Energy Renewable Power Shale Energy and Cellulosic Biomass written by United States Department of Agriculture and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines recent trends in energy use in the agricultural sector and the extent to which farm businesses engage in on-farm energy production. A 2013 ERS report on energy consumption and production in agriculture focused on corn and soybean production for the biofuel market and farmer responses to rising energy prices. However, since then, increasing volume mandates for cellulosic biofuel in the Renewable Fuel Standard, as well as the shale energy revolution and the promulgation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), have changed (or could change, in the case of CPP) agriculture's energy use and production patterns. The study finds that a small but growing number of farms harvest cellulosic biomass. Also, while the shale revolution contributed to lowering natural gas and fuel prices, domestic fertilizer prices have not substantially diverged from global prices-even though natural gas remains the major production cost for fertilizer. Shale energy production has impacted enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); the study finds that between 2006 and 2013, CRP acreage in counties overlaying shale plays declined, on average, at a greater rate (32 percent) than in non-shale counties (22 percent). The impact of the CPP on farm electricity use is expected to be minor for most farm businesses, as electricity represents, on average, only 1 to 6 percent of their total production expenses.
Download or read book Energy in U S Agriculture written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture and Energy written by William Lockeretz and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture and Energy consists of the proceedings of a conference held at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, on June 17-19, 1976. The conference aims to bring together a broad spectrum of researchers concerned with obtaining a better understanding of the energy consumption by agriculture. These researchers are also concerned with developing ways to help food production adapt to occurring and anticipated resource availability problems. This book is organized into nine parts, separating the papers of the conference as chapters. It describes the quantity of energy consumed in particular production processes or in production at various levels of aggregation in the field of agriculture. It also dwells into the economic impacts of energy problems on agricultural production. It looks into the comparative economic and energy costs of the various methods for producing a specific product. Furthermore, this reference material discusses unconventional production methods that can reduce the need for fossil energy inputs by using renewable energy sources or recycling materials. Lastly, the implications of the energy situation for agricultural policy, both in the U.S. and in developing countries, are shown.
Download or read book Energy Use in the U S Food System written by Patrick N. Canning and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Energy is an important input in growing, processing, packaging, distributing, storing, preparing, serving, and disposing of food. In the U.S., use of energy along the food chain for food purchases by or for U.S. households increased between 1997 and 2002 at more than six times the rate of increase in total domestic energy use. This increase in food-related energy flows is over 80% of energy flow increases nationwide over the period. The use of more energy-intensive technologies throughout the U.S. food system accounted for half of this increase, with the remainder attributed to population growth and higher real per capita food expenditures. Food-related energy use as a share of the national energy budget grew from 14.4% in 2002 to 15.7% in 2007. Illus.
Download or read book Energy Use in U S Agriculture written by Dan Dvoskin and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture and Rural America s Role in Enhancing National Energy Security written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The U S Food and Fiber Sector written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geothermal Wind and Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture and Aquaculture written by Jochen Bundschuh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-08-02 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The agri-food chain consumes about one third of the world’s energy production with about 12% of it for crop production and nearly 80% for processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking. The agri-food chain also accounts for 80-90% of total global freshwater use where 70% alone is for irrigation. Additionally, on a global scale, freshwater production consumes nearly 15% of the entire energy production. It can therefore be argued that making agriculture and the agri-food supply chain independent from fossil fuel use has a huge potential to contribute to global food security and climate protection not only for the next decades but also for the coming century. Provision of secure, accessible and environmentally sustainable supplies of water, energy and food must thus be a priority. One of the major objectives of the world’s scientists, farmers, decisions makers and industrialists is to overcome the present dependence on fossil fuels in the agro-food sector. This dependency increases the volatility of food prices and affects economic access to sustenance. This book provides a critical review of recent developments in solar, wind and geothermal energy applications in agriculture and the agro-food sector such as processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking.
Download or read book Energy and U S Agriculture written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture and Energy written by William Lockeretz and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy use in agriculture: statewide and national analyses; Crop production; Irrigation; Tillage; Fertilizers and plant nutrients; Livestock production; Non-depletable energy sources; Agriculture in developing countries; Implications of energy problems for U.S. Agricultural Policy.
Download or read book The U S Food and Fiber Sector Energy Use and Outlook written by United States. Congress. Senate. Agriculture and Forestry Committee and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy and Agriculture written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy and Agriculture written by G. Stanhill and published by Springer. This book was released on 1984-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the role of energy in agriculture; Economic impact of energy prices on agriculture; Energy analysis of the environmental role in agriculture; Genetic engineering to modify energy flow in agriculture; Energy source for agriculture; Energy in different agricultural systems; Agricultural labour: from energy source to sink; Energy use in the food-producing sector of the European economic community; Energy in Australian agricultural; Energy use and management in US agricultural.
Download or read book The Economics of Energy in Agriculture written by Chennat Gopalakrishnan and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book synthesizes theory and empirical research on the economics of energy in agriculture in order to: present a framework for identification and analysis of energy requirements for agriculture; examine the impacts of energy price increases and supply shortages on the structure of agriculture; and explore the economic feasibility of agriculture as a renewable source of energy production. The work presents many original research findings, including information on energy intensity and factor substitution in agriculture. A series of case studies is included.
Download or read book Biomass Use in Energy Production written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy in Western U S Agriculture written by Chennat Gopalakrishnan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
