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November 2005 — Store Formats Key to Food Price Variations
Feature articles in the November issue include…Where You Shop Matters: Store Formats Drive Variation in Retail Food Prices; Education As a Rural Development Strategy; Changing Federal Tax Policies Affect Farm Households Differently; U.S. Dairy At a New Crossroads in a Global Setting. Other articles cover such topics as…cotton yields and import demand in India, Japan apple imports, livestock price reporting, consumption of whole-grain foods, food consumption, farm exits and entries, patenting and technology transfer, conservation program design, government assistance to farmers, and time use. Also includes selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, and rural America.
Up Front
 U.S. Farm Sector Weathering Higher Energy Costs
Feature Articles
Where You Shop Matters: Store Formats Drive Variation in Retail Food Prices
Education as a Rural Development Strategy
Changing Federal Tax Policies Affect Farm Households Differently
U.S. Dairy at a New Crossroads in a Global Setting
Findings
Markets and Trade
Indian Cotton Yield Gains Could Limit Imports
U.S. Could Expand Apple Imports to Japan
Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting: More Transparent?
Diet and Health
Going With the Grain: Consumers Responding to New Dietary Guidelines
U.S. Food Consumption Up 16 Percent Since 1970
Resources and Environment
Stable Farm Count Masks Turnover
Patenting and Licensing Are Tools for Technology Transfer
Special Section: Topics for Today's Agriculture
A Multitude of Design Decisions Influence Conservation Program Performance
Financial Assistance to Farmers Is Evolving
Gleanings
Current Activities
Project Management Certifications Awarded
Research Project Wins Award
Recent Meetings
Organic Sector Innovations
Global Food Markets
Impacts of Tobacco Program Elimination
Second Annual Taylor Lecture
New Releases
Animal Agriculture Affects Air and Water Quality
Feed Grains Database Redesigned
Commodity Background Reports
Current Indicators on Rural America
Data Feature
How Much Time Do Americans Spend Preparing and Eating Food?
Indicators
Rural-Urban Commuting Areas
Nonmetro unemployment improves slightly in 2004
Farm Household Income
Profiles
Jim Blaylock
Ron Durst
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