AmberWaves May 2007 Special Issue > Additional Readings

COMMODITY PROGRAMS AND POLICY Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing Room Farm Policy, Farm Households, and the Rural Economy Briefing Room Organic Farming and Marketing Briefing Room Commodity Backgrounder Reports Each report in this series focuses on a single commodity or commodity group, examining the economic characteristics of selected industries and providing analysis of conditions and trends in production, markets, and the policy environment. Together, the backgrounders offer a broad picture of U.S. agriculture. See reports on: Cotton Dairy Feed Grains Fruit and Vegetables Peanuts Rice Soybeans Wheat CONSERVATION “Agriculture and the Environment,” Amber Waves, USDA, Economic Research Service, Vol. 4, Special Issue, July 2006. Conservation Policy Briefing Room Environmental Interactions with Agricultural Production Briefing Room Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2006, EIB-16, USDA, Economic Research Service, July 2006. Environmental Effects of Agricultural Land-Use Change: The Role of Economics and Policy, ERR-25, August 2006, USDA, Economic Research Service. Balancing the Multiple Objectives of Conservation Programs, ERR-19, USDA, Economic Research Service, May 2006. Contrasting Working-Land and Land Retirement Programs, EB-4, USDA, Economic Research Service, March 2006. Conservation-Compatible Practices and Programs: Who Participates? ERR-14, USDA, Economic Research Service, February 2006. The Conservation Reserve Program: Economic Implications for Rural America, AER-834, USDA, Economic Research Service, October 2004. FOOD AND NUTRITION “Understanding Economic and Behavioral Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Choices,”Amber Waves, Vol. 3, Issue 2, April 2005, USDA, Economic Research Service. “Income Volatility Complicates Food Assistance,” Amber Waves, USDA, Economic Research Service, Vol. 4, Issue 4, September 2006. “Aiming for Targets, Saving on Arrows: Insights From Two USDA Food Assistance Programs,” Amber Waves, USDA, Economic Research Service, Vol. 1, Issue 3, June 2003. Household Food Security in the United States, 2005, ERR-29, USDA, Economic Research Service, November 2006. “Emergency Providers Help Poor Households Put Food on the Table,” Amber Waves, USDA, Economic Research Service, Vol. 2, Issue 3, June 2004. Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs Briefing Room Diet and Health Briefing Room RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY Bioenergy Briefing Room “Agriculture and Rural Communities Are Resilient to High Energy Costs,” Amber Waves, USDA, Economic Research Service, Vol. 4, Issue 2, April 2006. Rural Development Strategies Briefing Room Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room Rural Employment At a Glance, EIB-21, December 2006, USDA, Economic Research Service. “Farm Programs, Natural Amenities, and Rural Development,” Amber Waves, USDA, Economic Research Service, Vol. 3, Issue 1, February 2005. “Education as a Rural Development Strategy,” Amber Waves, USDA, Economic Research Service, Vol. 3, Issue 5, November 2005.