Previous Newsroom Items: April 2007

Agricultural Production: Impacts on the Environment (Apr. 30, 2007)
ERS online briefing room describes economic research on the impacts of agricultural production practices on the environment, and on conservation-oriented policies and practices.

Conservation Policy (Apr. 30, 2007)
Online briefing room covers ERS research on the efficiency, effectiveness and equity of policies and programs aimed at improving the environmental performance of the agricultural sector.

Bioenergy Briefing Room (Apr. 3, 2007)
With interest in renewable energy intensifying, the ERS online briefing room provides information on commodity supply and demand, retail food prices, and impacts of bioenergy development on the food/farm sector.

Amber Waves, April (Apr. 2, 2007)
• Population dynamics in rural areas
• The creative class: A key to rural growth
• Can food stamps help improve diets?
• Experience counts: Farm business survival (includes podcast interview)