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Rural Conditions and Trends: Rural Industry Issue, Vol. 10, No. 2

Douglas E. Bowers and Fred Gale, editors

Rural Conditions and Trends No. (RCAT-102) June 2000

About this magazine

The rural economy continued to grow during the late 1990s, despite low commodity prices that caused economic problems in the farm sector. The resiliency of the rural economy is a reminder that agriculture is not the primary source of economic growth in rural America. Growth in other rural industries and structural changes in the farm sector have reduced farming's importance and altered traditional perceptions of farms. This issue of Rural Conditions and Trends examines the changing role and character of farming and other agriculturally related industries in the United States.

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Updated date: June 2000

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