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The introduction of new technologies in agriculture can foster structural transformation by freeing workers who find occupation in other sectors. The traditional view is that this reallocation of workers towards manufacturing can lead to industrial development. However, when workers moving to...
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We assess the CO<sub>2</sub> fertilization effect on US agriculture using spatially-varying CO<sub>2</sub> data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite covering the majority of US cropland under actual growing conditions. This study complements the many CO<sub>2</sub> enrichment experiments that have found...
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Extreme heat is the single best predictor of corn and soybean yields in the United States. While average yields have …
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airborne sulfate levels and yields for corn and soybean. We estimate crop revenue losses for these two crops around $1 …
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on soybean yield and its risk using USDA's 2018 ARMS Phase II Soybean Production Practices and Costs Report and Phase III … Soybean Costs and Returns Report. Incorporating drought occurrence in current year and previous 5 years into our analysis, we … yield and its risk are mixed. Under a drought condition, cover crops reduced soybean yield and increased yield variation …
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