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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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