Rural Conditions and Trends: Rural Industry Issue, Vol. 10, No. 2
Douglas E. Bowers and Fred Gale, editors
Rural Conditions and Trends No. (RCAT-102)
June 2000
About this magazine
The rural economy continued to grow during the late 1990s, despite low commodity prices that caused economic problems in the farm sector. The resiliency of the rural economy is a reminder that agriculture is not the primary source of economic growth in rural America. Growth in other rural industries and structural changes in the farm sector have reduced farming's importance and altered traditional perceptions of farms. This issue of Rural Conditions and Trends examines the changing role and character of farming and other agriculturally related industries in the United States.
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- Frontmatter (About RCaT, Contents), 11 kb
- Overview: Nonfarm Growth and Structural Change Alter Farming's Role in the Rural Economy, 27 kb
- National Economy: World Growth and Weaker Dollar Expected To Boost Exports, 20 kb
- Agriculture and the Rural Economy: Economic Growth in Farming Areas Lags the Rest of Rural America, 465 kb
- Where Is Agriculture Important?, 172 kb
- Farm Employment Losses Outstrip Job Gains in Farm-Related Industries in Some Nonmetro Areas, 22 kb
- Agriculture's Role Shrinks as the Service Economy Expands, 497 kb
- Small and Large Farms Both Growing in Number, 470 kb
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Provide More Complete Count of Young Farmers, 20 kb
- Can Computer Use on the Farm Build Skills for Off-Farm Jobs?, 30 kb
- Contracting Changes How Farms Do Business, 27 kb
- Urbanization Affects a Large Share of Farmland, 410 kb
- The 1997 Economic Census: Economic Census Provides Detailed Picture of U.S. Industry, 14 kb
- Semiconductor Industry Growing Rapidly, 81 kb
- Completely Rural Montana Counties Lost Fewer Retail Dollars in 1997, 17 kb
- Appendix A: Data Sources, 10 kb
- Appendix B: Definitions, 7 kb
- Appendix C: Latest Trends in Nonfarm Jobs and Earnings, 17 kb
- Appendix D: Two Methods of Measuring Farm-Linked Employment, 22 kb
- Appendix E: Economic Activity Triggered by Agricultural Trade, 11 kb
- Download entire issue, 1,859 kb.
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Updated date: June 2000
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