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Energy Use in Agriculture: Background and Issues - Softcover

Schnepf, Randy

 
9781288673513: Energy Use in Agriculture: Background and Issues
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1288673515 ISBN 13: 9781288673513
Publisher: Bibliogov, 2013

Synopsis


Agriculture requires energy as an important input to production. Agriculture uses energy directly as fuel or electricity to operate machinery and equipment, to heat or cool buildings, and for lighting on the farm, and indirectly in the fertilizers and chemicals produced off the farm. In 2002, the U.S. agricultural sector used an estimated 1.7 quadrillion Btu of energy from both direct (1.1 quadrillion Btu) and indirect (0.6 quadrillion Btu) sources. However, agriculture?s total use of energy is low relative to other U.S. producing sectors. In 2002, agriculture?s share of total U.S. direct energy consumption was about 1%. Agriculture?s shares of nitrogen and pesticide use ? two of the major indirect agricultural uses identified by the U.S. Dept of Agriculture (USDA) ? are signficantly higher at about 56% and 67%, respectively.

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Publisher
Bibliogov
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1288673515
ISBN 13 
9781288673513
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
48