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The Profit Problem of American Agriculture: What We Have Learned with the Perspective of Time

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  • Blank, Steven C.

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The problem of poor profits in American agriculture is not well known to most Americans, nor policy makers. This article discusses how agricultural problems have changed over the past five decades, presents data showing that trends reported two decades ago have continued, and suggests alternative themes for future government policies.

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  • Blank, Steven C., 2018. "The Profit Problem of American Agriculture: What We Have Learned with the Perspective of Time," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 33(3), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaeach:276351
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276351
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    1. Matthew Houser & Ryan Gunderson & Diana Stuart & Riva C. H. Denny, 2020. "How farmers “repair” the industrial agricultural system," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 37(4), pages 983-997, December.

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