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World Wide Web
ERS—Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AboutERS/FAQs.htm
USDA’s Economic Research Service has a Web page that provides quick answers to questions they receive from policymakers, agribusiness, other researchers and the media about food and diet, farming, conservation and rural communities. Links are then provided for more detailed information. Some frequently asked questions include:
- Which are the top 10 agricultural producing states?
- What are the leading farm commodities in the United States, in terms of cash receipts?
- Are family farms disappearing?
- How does U.S. beef consumption today compare with consumption in the 1970s?
- What percentage of Americans experience hunger?
- How important are exports and imports to the U.S. agricultural sector?
- How does U.S. agricultural policy address agricultural-environmental issues?
- Is population in nonmetropolitan areas increasing or decreasing?
Return to Inside this Issue (Vol. 28, No. 2, 2006)
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Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Iowa State University
107 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050
(515) 294-8321, (515) 294-3180 fax
For questions, comments or concerns about the NCRCRD website, contact
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Last updated May 12, 2006 .