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2012 Agricultural Symposium
The 2012 Agricultural Symposium reflected on agriculture’s past, explored its future, and assessed whether agriculture could escape its historical cycles of boom and bust. View presentations from this year's event.
Access materials from past symposiums:
2011 | 2010
Speeches
- The Agricultural Outlook
Jason Henderson (4/24/2012) - Agricultural Investments and Finance
Jason Henderson (4/10/2012) - What is the "New Normal" for Rural America?
Jason Henderson (3/12/2012)
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Speaker requests
Congressional Testimony
- Statement before House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operation, Oversight and Credit
Jason Henderson (4/14/2011) - Statement before Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig (2/17/2011)
Related News Releases
- Kansas City Fed explores initial impacts of the 2012 drought (8/3/2012)
- Farm loan volumes rise and agricultural finances strengthen (4/27/2012)
- Agricultural Credit Survey reports farm sales rise with land values
(02/15/12) - Is this farm boom different? Kansas City Fed research explores agriculture's boom and bust cycles
(02/13/12)
- The Agricultural Outlook
Recent Research
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Is This Farm Boom Different? A Summary of the 2012 Agricultural Symposium
By Jason Henderson
This issue of the Main Street Economist summarizes the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2012 Agricultural Symposium. -
Nebraska's Job Growth Accelerates
By Jason Henderson and Maria Akers
During the second quarter, an upswing in construction and manufacturing activity fueled Nebraska’s strongest employment gains in four years. -
Farm Income Expectations Shrivel Amid Drought
By Jason Henderson and Maria Akers
After early spring rains, emerging drought conditions wilted District farm income expectations during the second quarter, according to the Bank's quarterly Agricultural Credit Survey. -
Farm Lending Rises with Capital Spending and Farmland Investments
By Jason Henderson and Maria Akers
Strong capital spending and investments boosted agricultural lending at commerical banks in the first half of 2012, according to the Federal Reserve Systems' Agricultural Finance Databook. -
Rebuilding Rural Manufacturing
By Jason Henderson
This issue of the Main Street Economist explores the rebound in rural manufacturing and the potential for additional growth at rural factories. -
Farm Loan Volumes Rise and Agricultural Finances Strengthen
By Jason Henderson and Maria Akers
Non-real estate farm loan volumes rose in the first quarter, and agricultural banks ended 2011 with their best financial performance in three years, according to the Federal Reserve System's Agricultural Finance Databook. -
Agriculture's Boom-Bust Cycles: Is This Time Different?
By Jason Henderson, Brent Gloy and Michael Boehlje
This fourth quarter Economic Review article explores the foundations of U.S. agriculture's boom-bust cycles and investigates the relationship between debt, leverage and farmland values. -
Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time
By Jason Henderson
This first quarter Economic Review article explores the future of agricultural export markets in Brazil, Russia, India, and China.
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