The rise and fall of U.S. farm productivity growth, 1910-2007

Agricultural Productivity Growth Philip Pardey and Julian Alston University of Minnesota and University of California, Davis Patterns, Causes and Consequences of Ag. [...] Productivity Growth • Has the pace of U. [...] agricultural productivity growth changed over time, and if so how? • Pattern of U. [...] non-farm vs farm productivity growth • What are the main drivers of ag. [...] R&D spending and stocks of knowledge • Waves of technological progress, innovation clusters • Structural transformation • Implications, Looking Forward 2 Long-Run Productivity Trends in U.