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December 2009 — Poultry Producers Adopting Practices to Reduce Antibiotic Use
Feature articles in the December 2009 issue include ... Science, Technology, and Prospects for Growth in U.S. Corn Yields, Debt Landscape for U.S. Farms Has Shifted, Removal of Government Controls Opens Peanut and Tobacco Sectors to Market Forces, Income Volatility Is Rising with Mixed Effects on Nutrition Assistance Participation, Food Insecurity Up in Recessionary Times, Global Economic Crisis Threatens Food Security in Lower Income Countries. Other articles cover such topics as corn, soybean, and wheat futures market traders, trade and development when exports are volatile: Malawi, increasing size of dairy farms, time spent on shopping, preparing, and eating, WIC not linked to overweight children, search for alternatives to antibiotics in broiler industry, farm definition, conservation reserve program and farmland on reservations, cellulosic ethanol from crop residue, retail dairy prices and farm value The issue also includes selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, farm households, and rural America.
Feature Articles
 Science, Technology, and Prospects for Growth in U.S. Corn Yields
Debt Landscape for U.S. Farms Has Shifted
Removal of Government Controls Opens Peanut and Tobacco Sectors to Market Forces
Income Volatility Is Rising, With Mixed Effects on Nutrition Assistance Participation
Food Insecurity Up in Recessionary Times
Global Economic Crisis Threatens Food Security in Lower Income Countries
Findings
Market and Trade
New Traders in Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Futures Markets Scrutinized
Trade and Development When Exports are Volatile: A Case Study From Malawi
Diet and Health
Shopping For, Preparing, and Eating Food: Where Does the Time Go?
WIC Not Linked to Overweight in Children
Resources and Environment
Cellulosic Ethanol From Crop Residue Is No Free Lunch
Increasing Size of Dairy Farms Driven by Declining Production Costs
Farms, Firms, and Households
Broiler Producers Search for Alternatives to Antibiotics
Changing the Definition of a “Farm” Can Affect Federal Funding
Statistics
Data Feature
Retail Dairy Prices Fluctuate With Farm Value of Milk
Indicators
Indicators December-09
Research Areas
On the Map
In the Long Run
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