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A Look at Agricultural Productivity Growth in the United States, 1948-2017

March 05, 2020 Eric Njuki, Resource and Rural Economics Division, Economic Research Service

Did you know that total farm production nearly tripled between 1948 and 2017? Even as land and labor used in farming declined, innovations in animal and crop genetics, chemicals, equipment and farm organization have enabled continuing growth in farm output. USDA’s Economic Research Service’s...

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