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Rural America At A Glance, 2007 Edition

Kusmin, Lorin D. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

Rural America At A Glance, 2007 highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The brochure provides information on key rural conditions and trends for use by public and private...

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Food Dynamics and USDA's New Dietary Guidelines

Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Mancino, Lisa - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2005

Food Dynamics provides the most up-to-date information on consumer behavior and retail food market conditions.

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Rural Hispanics At A Glance

Kandel, William - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2005

Rural Hispanics at a Glance provides the latest information from the 2000 Census and other Federal data sources about Hispanics living in nonmetro counties. This six-page brochure highlights growth and geographic dispersion, demographic characteristics, and the most recent indicators of social...

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective--How Can We Tell If We Are Making a Difference? ERS Efforts To Improve Evaluation of Nutrition Outcomes

Frazao, Elizabeth; Guthrie, Joanne F.; Smallwood, David M. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

policy officials, but most of the existing research is limited by three key factors: the difficulty in separating the effect … assessment methods. This brief describes current ERS activities to address these problems and improve evaluation. …

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Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms: Family Farm Report, 2007 Edition

Hoppe, Robert A.; Korb, Penelope J.; O'Donoghue, Erik J.; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

U.S. farms are diverse, ranging from small retirement and residential farms to enterprises with annual sales in the millions. Nevertheless, most U.S. farms—98 percent in 2004—are family farms. Even the largest farms tend to be family farms. Large-scale family farms and nonfamily farms...

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Rural America At A Glance, 2009 Edition

Kusmin, Lorin D. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2009

Update of an annual series, the 2009 edition of Rural America At A Glance deals with effects of the major recession on rural America. Initially, effects of the recession were mitigated in nonmetro areas by high commodity prices throughout much of 2008, but as the recession deepened, prices fell....

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Behavioral Economic Concepts To Encourage Healthy Eating in School Cafeterias: Experiments and Lessons From College Students

Just, David R.; Wansink, Brian; Mancino, Lisa; Guthrie, … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2008

Changing small factors that influence consumer choice may lead to healthier eating within controlled settings, such as school cafeterias. This report describes a behavioral experiment in a college cafeteria to assess the effects of various payment options and menu selection methods on food...

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Local food systems: concepts, impacts, and issues

Martinez, Steve; Hand, Michael; Da Pra, Michelle; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

-income consumers to shop at farmers’ markets, and creation of State Food Policy Councils to discuss opportunities and potential impact … as farm sales to schools, are well-recognized categories and are used in this report to provide statistics on the market …. Consumers who value high-quality foods produced with low environmental impact are willing to pay more for locally produced food …

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Broadband Internet's Value for Rural America

Stenberg, Peter L.; Morehart, Mitchell J.; Vogel, Stephen J. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2009

) broadband’s social and economic effects on rural areas. It also summarizes results from an ERS-sponsored workshop on rural … broadband use, and other ERS-commissioned studies. In general, rural communities have less broadband Internet use than metro …

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective--Making Healthy Food Choices Easier: Ideas From Behavioral Economics

Mancino, Lisa; Andrews, Margaret S. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

With obesity the most prevalent nutrition problem facing Americans at all economic levels, promoting diets that provide adequate nutrition without too many calories has become an important objective for the Food Stamp Program. Findings from behavioral economics suggest innovative, low-cost ways...

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