Jonathan McFadden

Dec 3, 2024 | ers.usda.gov | Katherine Lim |Jonathan McFadden |Noah Miller |Katherine Lacy

American farms represent a diverse set of business operations and farm operators. This annual report describes the characteristics of U.S. farms and ranches with the most recent data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).

Aug 22, 2024 | oecd-ilibrary.org | Mercedes Campi |Jonathan McFadden |Emilio Pindado |Masayasu Asai

The evolving profile of new entrants in agriculture and the role of digital technologies New entrants into agriculture are critical for the transformation of food systems. New entrants in OECD countries are younger, have higher levels of education and entrepreneurial skills, and are more likely to adopt new technologies than those already working in the sector.

Nov 9, 2023 | aaea.org | Katherine Lacy |Jonathan McFadden

1 INTRODUCTION Amid ongoing shifts in US consumer preferences for food labels (e.g., local, USDA-certified organic, sustainable), food companies, policymakers, and others have become keenly interested in how changes in messaging impact their economic goals (Kuchler & Restrepo, 2022). The effects of such changes, however, are difficult to predict since consumers can either accept or reject new food-related information in the context of their food purchases.

Feb 7, 2023 | ers.usda.gov | Jonathan McFadden |Eric Njuki |Terry Griffin

by Jonathan McFadden, Eric Njuki, and Terry Griffin Digital agriculture—the ongoing transformation of farming that includes digitalization and automation of farming tasks—may be an important part of the solution to challenges facing U.S. agriculture, including rising production costs, climate change, and labor shortages, among others.