AmberWaves - February 2006

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2006 Agricultural Outlook Forum

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Environmental Credit Trading: Can't Farming Benefit?	Agricultural Contracting: Trading Autonomy For Risk Reduction
EU and U.S. Organic Markets Face Strong Demand Under Different Policies	Food Stamps and Obesity: Ironic Twist or Complex Puzzle?
The World Bids Farewell to the Multifiber Arrangement

DATA FEATURE— Severity and Concentration of Persistent High Poverty in Nonmetro Areas

INDICATORS—Selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, and rural America. See all indicators >

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MARKETS AND TRADE

U.S. Tobacco Sector Regroups

India’s High Internal Marketing Costs Reduce Apple Demand

DIET AND HEALTH

New Pathogen Tests Trigger Food Safety Innovations

More Households Had Difficulty Meeting Their Food Needs

RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

Regulating Ammonia Emissions from Hog Farms Would Raise Costs

Use of Conservation-Compatible Farm Practices Varies by Farm

RURAL AMERICA

Home Financing: Rural-Urban Differences

Internet on the Range

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