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March 2010 — Tracking the American Diet for 100 Years
Feature articles in the March 2010 issue include ... Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food is Limited in “Food Deserts,” Organic Dairy Sector Evolves to Meet Changing Demand, Consumers’ Response to 2006 Foodborne Illness Outbreak Linked to Spinach, Economic Recovery: Lessons Learned from Previous Recessions, Guess Who’s Turning 100? Tracking a Century of American Eating. Other articles cover such topics as … China’s industrial corn processing boom, expanding demand for organic foods, peanut processing and sales following peanut-product recalls, demand for at-home fresh vegetables, SNAP benefits and eating out, food insecurity in households with children, WIC, Americans’ diet quality, climate change, reservation farms’ conservation investments, and measures of farm household well-being. The March issue also includes selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, and rural America.
Feature Articles
 Guess Who’s Turning 100? Tracking a Century of American Eating
Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food Is Limited in “Food Deserts”
Organic Dairy Sector Evolves To Meet Changing Demand
Consumers’ Response to the 2006 Foodborne Illness Outbreak Linked to Spinach
Economic Recovery: Lessons Learned From Previous Recessions
Findings
Market and Trade
Farm Income Expected To Increase While Net Worth Declines in 2010
China’s Corn Surplus Persists, Despite Industrial-Processing Boom
Expanding Demand for Organic Foods Brings Changes in Marketing
Peanut Processing and Sales Hold Steady After Peanut-Product
Birth Year Affects Demand for At-Home Fresh Vegetables
Diet and Health
Food Insecurity in Households With Children Increased in 2008
SNAP Benefits and Eating Out: Wise Choices Required
Americans Are More Realistic About the Quality of Their Diets
Most Infant Formula Purchased Through WIC
Resources and Environment
Mitigating Climate Change: Opportunities for Farmers
Fewer Farms on Reservations Join Conservation Program, But Make Larger Conservation Investments
Statistics
Data Feature
Measures of Farm Household Well-Being 'Tell Different Stories
Indicators
Indicators March-10
Research Areas
On the Map
In the Long Run
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