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Video:
Food Prices Going Up

USDA's Broadcast and Media Technology Center recently produced a video on rising food prices in the United States. (August 29, 2008)

(1 minute 29 seconds)

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Video:
House Committee on Education and Labor Food Prices Hearing

Ephraim Leibtag, an Economist for the USDA Economic Research Service, testified at a July 9, 2008 House Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning the effect of the rising cost of food on child nutrition programs. (July 9, 2008)

(5 minutes 55 seconds)

Video:
Careers at USDA's Economic Research Service

A video overview of the advantages of working at the Economic Research Service. ERS is a primary source of economic information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, covering food, farming, trade, natural resources, and rural development. The video includes comments from staff economists and social scientists.

(4 minutes 17 seconds)

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Audio Slideshow:
Ethanol: Fueling Farm-Sector Adjustments

The rapid rise in use of ethanol as a fuel additive is triggering responses in the agricultural sector. An audio slideshow presents an overview of the impacts on crop and livestock markets, farm income, and retail food prices. (May 18, 2007)

(Requires Adobe Flash Player - 6 minutes 50 seconds)

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Audio Slideshow:
Household Food Security in the United States, 2005

This audio slideshow talks about some of the findings in the report, Household Food Security in the United States, 2005. The speaker is Mark Nord, a co-author of the report. (November 14, 2006)

(Requires Adobe Flash Player - 3 minutes 45 seconds)

Audio Slideshow:
Rural Amenities

This audio slideshow highlights some of the findings from the report Farmland Protection: The Role of Public Preferences for Rural Amenities. The report investigates the relative importance of preserving different amenities conserved by farmland protection programs. (November 14, 2002)

(Requires Adobe Flash Player - 2 minutes)

Audio Slideshow:
40 Years of Service

Roots in Agriculture, Future in the World. (January 11, 2002)

(Requires Adobe Flash Player)

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Play now - Obesity in the Midst of Unyielding Food Insecurity in Developing Countries (09/17/2008)

Play now - Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update (09/17/2008)

Play now -What's Behind the Surge in Global Rice Prices? (09/02/2008)

Play now -The Decline in Consumer Use of Food Nutrition Labels, 1995-2006 (08/13/2008)

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