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Cover for Amber Waves February 2003 — A New Window into ERS Research


February 2003 — A New Window into ERS Research
Feature Articles in the premier issue include... Rural America: Opportunities and Challenges; Putting Food on the Table: Household Food Security in the United States; Managing Manure: New Clean Water Act Regulations Create Imperative for Livestock Producers; Farm Payments: Decoupled Payments Increase Households' Well-being, Not Production. Other topical Findings include... Is Japan Ready for Competition in Its Ag Markets?; The Economic Well-Being of Farm Households; Global Hunger at Its Roots; Sanitary Concerns Restrict U.S.-Mexico Poultry Trade; Farm Financial Picture Looks Promising for 2003; Hold the Fries: Older Americans and Food Choices; Food Stamps and Child Poverty; What If: Cash Instead of Food Stamps; Market Dynamics Keep Food Prices Steady; Rural Amenities: A Key Reason for Farmland Protection; Organic Agriculture Gaining Ground; Rural Welfare Reform: What Have We Learned?; Hispanics Find a Home in Rural America; The Roots of Rural Population Loss; ARMS Data Highlight Trends in Cropping Practices. Also includes an Indicators section providing selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, and rural America.

Up Front
         Sliced Bread Or New Coke?


Feature Articles
         Rural America

         Putting Food on the Table

         Managing Manure

         Farm Payments


Findings
       Markets and Trade

         Is Japan Ready for Competition in Its Ag Markets?

         The Economic Well-Being of Farm Households

         Global Hunger at Its Roots

         Sanitary Concerns Restrict U.S.-Mexico Poultry Trade

         Farm Financial Picture Looks Promising for 2003


       Diet and Health

         Hold the Fries: Older Americans and Food Choices

         Food Stamps and Child Poverty

         What If: Cash Instead of Food Stamps?

         Market Dynamics Keep Food Prices Steady


       Resources and Environment

         Rural Amenities: A Key Reason for Farmland Protection

         Organic Agriculture Gaining Ground


       Rural America

         Rural Welfare Reform: What Have We Learned?

         Hispanics Find a Home in Rural America

         The Roots of Rural Population Loss


Gleanings
       Current Activities

         Do Changing Retail Markets Mean Higher Food Prices?

         How Does Fast Food Fare in Urban Areas?

         Five a Day?

         Why Are Contracts Increasing?

         Can We Protect Against Invasive Species?

         What Impacts From Diverting Water From Agriculture?

         Economics in the Farm Bill Conservation Title?


       Recent Meetings

         High-Value Foods

         Issues in Food Assistance

         Understanding Market Segmentation


       New Releases

         A Close Look at WIC

         Vertical Coordination

         Biotech Adoption Is Rapid, But Results Vary

         Weighing In on Obesity

         Production Costs and Returns Updated with ARMS Surveys

         Examining Exchange Rates

         Computer Use and Earnings

         The State of Hired Farmworkers

         Rural America, Briefly

         Commodity Markets and Trade


Data Feature

Indicators

Profiles
         Calvin Beale

         Michael Roberts and Nigel Key


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