Rural America, Volume 15, No. 3

Douglas Bowers, editor

Rural America No. (ERSRA153) September 2000

About this magazine

Nontechnical articles on the results of new rural research and what those results mean. Shows the practical application of research in rural banking, aging, housing, the nonmetro labor force, poverty, and the effect of farm policies on rural areas.

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Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Contents

Foreward

Feature Articles

• Rural America at the Turn of the Century: One Analyst’s Perspective
• Immigrants to the Northern Great Plains: Survey Results from Nebraska and North Dakota
• How Important Is Airport Access for Rural Businesses?
• Older Americans’ Patterns of Driving and Using Other Transportation
• Developing a Safety Net for Farm Households
• Rural Banks and the Federal Home Loan Bank System
• USDA’s Self-Help Loan Program Provides Unique Opportunities for Home Ownership