Previous Newsroom Items: April 2009

Ethanol Co-Products for Animal Feed
(Apr. 17, 2009)
Ethanol production results in grain-based “co-products” that have market value separate from the primary products. ERS looks at advantages and limitations of these co-products as livestock feed.

WIC and Childhood Overweight
(Apr. 16, 2009)
Does participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) contribute to overweight among U.S. children? The answer, in brief, is “No.” But it could be part of the solution.

WIC Program: Trends and Issues
(Apr. 16, 2009)
ERS describes the history and development of WIC and identifies issues and challenges of administering this large program, particularly those with important economic implications.
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The Food Assistance Landscape
(Apr. 16, 2009)
Annual report examines trends in USDA’s food assistance programs through fiscal 2008, including spending levels and participation, and focuses on a recent ERS report on the National School Lunch Program.

Revenue-Based Commodity Support
(Apr. 7, 2009)
ERS examines the economic effects of two theoretical scenarios in which commodity support is determined by shortfalls in farm revenue, unlike current price-based programs or yield-based assistance.
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China’s Agricultural Modernization
(Apr. 7, 2009)
ERS provides an overview of issues in China’s agricultural development and the policy responses, and assesses the effects of policies on China’s growing role in international markets. Get Report Summary