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Relationships Between Industrialized Agriculture and Environmental Consequences: The Case of Vertical Coordination in Broilers and Hogs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Laura L. Martin  and
Kelly D. Zering
Laura L. Martin
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University
Kelly D. Zering
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University
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Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between industrialized production in the pork and broiler industries and the natural environment. Historical perspectives are presented regarding the movement toward increasingly concentrated and coordinated pork and broiler production units in the South. The relationships between animal by-product management and environmental quality, both at the farm level and within a geographic region, are addressed. Using the North Carolina pork industry as a background, current regulations and potential policy implications to protect environmental quality are discussed.

Keywords

industrialized agriculturesustainabilityvertical coordination
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , July 1997 , pp. 45 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1997

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