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Main Street Economist
The Main Street Economist is a bimonthly publication discussing major economic issues and opportunities for agriculture and rural America.
2012
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Is This Farm Boom Different? A Summary of the 2012 Agricultural Symposium
Issue IV, 2012
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Initial Impacts of the 2012 Drought
Issue III, 2012
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Rebuilding Rural Manufacturing
Issue II, 2012
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Commodities Underpin Rural Economic Growth
Issue I, 2012
2011
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Is This Farm Boom Different?
Issue V, 2011
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Recognizing Risk in Global Agriculture: A Summary of the 2011 Agricultural Symposium
Issue IV, 2011
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Will U.S. Food Prices Follow Global Trends?
Issue III, 2011
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Farm Balance Sheets: The Hidden Risk of Non-Real Estate Debt
Issue II, 2011
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What are the Risks in Today's Farmland Market?
Issue I, 2011
2010
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Debt, Income and Farm Financial Stress
Issue VI, 2010
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A Rural Rebound in 2010
Issue V, 2010
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Farming, Finance and the Global Marketplace: A Summary of the 2010 Agricultural Symposium
Issue IV, 2010
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Rural America's Fiscal Challenge
Issue III, 2010
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The New ACRE Program: Costs and Effects
Issue II, 2010
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Financial Challenges Facing Farm Enterprises
Issue I, 2010
2009
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Will High Farmland Values Hold?
Issue VI, 2009
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Prospects for a Rural Recovery
Issue V, 2009
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The Slow Road Back for the U.S. Livestock Industry
Issue IV, 2009
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Monitoring Credit Conditions in Rural America
Issue III, 2009
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When Will Agricultural Demand Rebound?
Issue II, 2009
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Agricultural Credit Standards Tighten
Issue I, 2009
2008
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Is Rural America Facing a Home Price Bust?
Issue VI, 2008
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Are Energy Prices Threatening the Farm Boom?
Issue V, 2008
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The National Defense Boost in Rural America
Issue IV, 2008
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Can Grain Elevators Survive Record Crop Prices?
Issue III, 2008
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Can Rising Exports Sustain the Farm Boom?
Issue II, 2008
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What Is Driving Food Price Inflation?
Issue I, 2008
2007
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Farm Spending Surges With Record Income
Issue VI, 2007
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The Tenth District's Defining Industries: Changes and Opportunities for Rural Communities
Issue V, 2007
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The Power of Technological Innovation in Rural America
Issue IV, 2007
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Will the Rebound in Farm Financial Conditions Continue?
Issue III, 2007
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Minorities in the Tenth District: Are They Ready for the Jobs of the Future?
Issue II, 2007
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Can Ethanol Power the Rural Economy?
Issue I, 2007
2006
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U.S. Agricultural Credit Conditions: Drought Strikes the Plains
Issue VIII, 2006
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Division of Regional, Public and Community Affairs: An Expanded Commitment to Regional & Rural Research
Issue VII, 2006 -- Special Edition
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A Catalog of Innovative Regional Partnerships, Part Two
Issue VI, 2006
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Innovative Regional Partnerships in the Rural Tenth District
Issue V, 2006
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A New Rural Economy: A New Role for Public Policy
Issue IV, 2006
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U.S. Agricultural Credit Conditions: A Softening in 2006?
Issue III, 2006
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Obesity: America's Economic Epidemic
Issue II, 2006
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A Robust Rural Economy
Issue I, 2006