Library Guides: Agriculture: Economics

Agricultural Economics Resources

AgEcon
Full text scholarly research in agricultural and applied economics.
Farms and Agricultural Production Systems
Information on types of farming systems and how to start a farm, from the National Agricultural Library.
USDA Market News
Price and sales information and other market data on farm products from the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Census of Agriculture
a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census of Agriculture, taken only once every five years, looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues by Albala, Ken
Call Number: North County Reference TX349 .S237 2015 v. 1
Publication Date: 2015
How to Farm for Profit: Practical Enterprise Analysis by Donald M. Fedie and Michael H. Prosser
A guide for making a farm profitable, this book lays out the procedures for financial reporting and examines five enterprises: cropping, cattle raising, hog farrow-to-finish, dairy and cow/calf, providing analysis of income, expenses and break-even costs for each area.

USDA: Farming
How to start a farm, grants and loans, crop and livestock insurance

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