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Agriculture and Rural Communities Are Resilient to High Energy Costs: Revision history

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8 May 2026

  • curprev 13:2413:24, 8 May 2026 Dcadmin talk contribs 643 bytes +643 Created page with "Higher energy costs in the 1970s prompted all sectors of the U.S. economy to increase energy efficiency. Agricultural producers responded by making tradeoffs—replacing more expensive fuels with less expensive fuels, shifting to less energy-intensive crops, and employing energy-conserving production practices where possible. Energy intensity—defined as energy consumed per unit of total output—has steadily declined over time due to gains in energy efficiency in the a..."