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Rural America: Opportunities and Challenges
Putting Food on the Table: Household Food Security in the United States
Managing Manure: New Clean Water Act Regulations Create Imperative for Livestock Producers
Farm Payments: Decoupled Payments Increase Households' Well-being, Not Production
Is Japan Ready for Competition in Its Ag Markets?
The Economic Well-Being of Farm Households
Farm Financial Picture Looks Promising for 2003
Hold the Fries: Older Americans and Food Choices
Market Dynamics Keep Food Prices Steady
Rural Amenities: A Key Reason for Farmland Protection
Organic Agriculture Gaining Ground
Rural Welfare Reform: What Have We Learned?
Hispanics Find a Home in Rural America
The Roots of Rural Population Loss
ARMS Data Highlight Trends in Cropping Practices
Selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, and rural America. See all indicators > Real U.S. agricultural exports are sensitive to changes in real dollar exchange rates. Looking for Agricultural Outlook tables? Get the latest statistical indicators (formerly provided in Agricultural Outlook Magazine).
Snapshots of recent events at ERS, highlights of new publications, and previews of research in the works
Do Changing Retail Markets Mean Higher Food Prices? How Does Fast Food Fare in Urban Areas? Five a Day? Why Are Contracts Increasing? See all gleanings >
Articles you will only see in our web edition.
Sanitary Concerns Restrict U.S.-Mexico Poultry Trade Farm Financial Picture Looks Promising for 2003 What If: Cash Instead of Food Stamps? Market Dynamics Keep Food Prices Steady