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Top ten ways to reinvent rural regions
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Farm prosperity: policies for the future
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U.S. agriculture: the international dimension
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Financing rural America : a conference summary
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The quiet revolution in the U.S. food market
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Agriculture rides out the storm
Harsh weather pummeled U.S. agriculture in 1993, destroying crops and threatening a downturn in the farm economy. But while the rough weather took a large toll from many farmers, others prospered. Overall, the industry ended the year in solid financial condition.> Barkema and Drabenstott explain why agriculture is well-positioned for a better year in 1994. With a return to normal weather, crop production should rebound. Higher crop prices, pushed up by lean crop inventories, may reward farmers for bringing larger crops to market. But higher crop prices will also push up feed costs for ...
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New approaches to rural policy : lessons from around the world : a conference summary
New approaches to rural policy are badly needed, as past reliance on subsidies and policies focused on a single sector are yielding diminishing results. Fortunately, a new frontier of policy experiments is emerging, and this frontier holds great promise in helping rural regions seize new economic potential. ; This was the consensus of more than 120 leading officials and rural policy experts from around the world who gathered near Washington, D.C., on March 25-26, 2004, to explore new approaches to rural policy. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, ...
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The farm recovery back on track
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The impact of financial futures on agricultural banks