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Previous Newsroom Items: May 2006

New From ERS

	Inventory of Land Uses (May 31, 2006) The ERS Major Land Uses series is the only accounting of all major uses of land, both public and private, in all 50 States. It covers national and regional trends compared with earlier estimates. Get Report Summary (pdf)

	Food Security Assessment 2005 (May 31, 2006) ERS estimates and projects the number of hungry people globally, regionally, and in each of 70 lower income countries studied. Get Report Summary (pdf)

	Balancing Conservation Program Objectives (May 31, 2006) ERS examined how altering the priorities given to various environmental and cost objectives would affect Conservation Reserve Program outcomes, using an index to measure objectives. Get Report Summary (pdf)

	2005 Family Farm Report (May 15, 2006) Most U.S. farms are family farms, according to the most recent Family Farm Report, providing policymakers with information on the structure and finances of the U.S. farm sector. Get Brochure and Report Summary (pdf)