Rural America, Vol. 16, Issue 1

Douglas Bowers, editor

Rural America No. (RA-161) May 2001

About this magazine

Rural America is a quarterly publication of the Economic Research Service that features articles covering a wide range of topics related to rural development as well as updates of rural social and economic trends.

In this report ...

Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Contents
• Foreword

  Feature Articles

• Financial Well-Being of Small Farm Households Depends on the Health of Rural Economies
• Value-Added Agriculture Policies Across the 50 States
• Nontraditional Sources of Venture Capital for Rural America
• Socioeconomic Impacts of Agricultural Processing Plants
• Regional Workforce Needs and Training: The Case of Northeast Minnesota/Northwest Wisconsin

  Rural Updates

• Latest Trends in Nonmetro Jobs and Earnings: Nonmetro Areas Fall Behind in the 'New Economy'
• Farm and Farm-Related Emloyment: Agricultural Wholesale and Retail Trade Jobs Account For Two-Thirds of Farm and Farm-Related Employment
• Food and Fiber System Employment and Value Added: Food and Fiber System Share of GDP Remains Robust
• Economic Activity triggered by Agricultural Trade: Despite Recent Declines, Agricultural Exports Play a Vital Role in the Economy

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Updated date: May 2001