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Fifteen lettuce and bagged salad shippers were interviewed as part of a larger study on changes in produce marketing …
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Three-quarters of U.S. residents used the Internet to access information, education, and services in 2007. Broadband … Internet access is becoming essential for both businesses and households; many compare its evolution to other technologies now … enjoy widespread access to the Internet, they are less likely to have high-speed, or broadband, Internet access than their …
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As broadband—or high-speed—Internet use has spread, Internet applications requiring high transmission speeds have … broadband use, and other ERS-commissioned studies. In general, rural communities have less broadband Internet use than metro … broadband Internet access had greater economic growth, which conforms to supplemental research on the benefits that rural …
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U.S. farmland managed under organic farming systems expanded rapidly throughout the 1990s, and that pace has continued as farmers strive to meet consumer demand in both local and national markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented national organic standards on organic...
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Several food market indicators would change if a flat income tax system -- that is, a system without exemptions, deductions, credits, and deferrals-replaced the current system. Our findings support the widely held view that even though a flat income tax system would increase national income,...
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a broader study mandated by Congress, which required an evaluation of the economic impacts of Federal milk marketing …
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Organic food products are excellent candidates for contract production and marketing because they are produced using a …
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is the major purchaser of infant formula in the United States. To reduce cost to the WIC program, each State awards a sole-source contract to a formula manufacturer to provide its product to WIC participants in the...
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This study uses nationally representative data on the marketing of local foods to assess the relative scale of local … food marketing channels. This research documents that sales through intermediated marketing channels, such as farmers … marketing food locally are most prominent in the Northeast and the West Coast regions and areas close to densely populated urban …
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Nontraditional stores, including mass merchandisers, supercenters, club warehouse stores, and dollar stores, have increased their food offerings over the past 15 years and often promote themselves as lower priced alternatives to traditional supermarkets. How much lower are food prices at these...
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