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The Changing Scale of Livestock Production in and around Corn Belt Metropolitan Areas, 1978–97

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  • Jeff S. Sharp
  • Brian Roe
  • Elena G. Irwin

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This research examines changes in four sectors of livestock production, pork, dairy, fed cattle, and beef cows, from 1978 to 1997 by county metropolitan character. Relative changes in the amount of production and the number of producers in a county as well as changes in the average scale of production are examined. The purpose is to identify whether structural differences have emerged between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan Corn Belt counties as a result of industrialization in livestock production. The analysis identifies a divergence in the amount and scale of pork production in metro versus nonmetro regions from 1987 to 1997, coinciding with a period of substantial industrialization in that sector. Little divergence is identified in the scale of dairy, fed cattle, and beef cows operations during the same time period. The findings have implications for farmland preservation and agricultural viability in exurban regions of the Corn Belt.

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  • Jeff S. Sharp & Brian Roe & Elena G. Irwin, 2002. "The Changing Scale of Livestock Production in and around Corn Belt Metropolitan Areas, 1978–97," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(1), pages 115-132.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:growch:v:33:y:2002:i:1:p:115-132
    DOI: 10.1111/0017-4815.00182
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    1. Benedykt Pepliński, 2020. "Location of Cows and Pigs in Suburban Areas of Polish Metropolitan Centers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-20, March.
    2. Artz, Georgeanne M. & Orazem, Peter F., 2005. "Reexamining Rural Decline: How Changing Rural Classifications and Short Time Frames Affect Perceived Growth," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19408, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    3. Edward Nissan & George Carter, 2005. "Decomposition of regional metropolitan and nonmetropolitan income inequality," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 29(1), pages 73-84, March.

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