By Key, Nigel McBride, William D In recent years, there have been substantial geographical shifts in hog production and differences in hog farm productivity growth rates. ERS research indicates that changes in farm size explain much of this regional variation.

By Bernard, John C Pesek, John D Jr; Pan, Xiqian Typical supermarket chickens are produced with novel or controversial attributes. This continues despite contrasting growth in consumer interest in organic and natural foods.

By Dewbre, Joe Mishra, Ashok K Using a model of farm household resource allocation and data from the USDA-ERS Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), this study compares the effects of various categories of farm program payments on time allocation by farm operators and spouses.

By MacDonald, James M O'Donoghue, Erik J; McBride, William D * Dairy production is shitting to larger farms; small dairy farms are exiting, and more expect to leave in the next decade. * Average production costs per hundredweight of milk produced fall sharply with herd size.

By Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Jul. 1--Listen up: There is no "food or fuel" crisis, say industry and government experts. Yes, corn and grain prices have increased, in part because of the demand for corn to produce ethanol.