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Previous Newsroom Items: September 2009

In the News

	ERS Is Using Twitter (Aug. 18, 2009) Keep up with new reports and resources from USDA’s Economic Research Service. Follow ERS’s Twitter feed and get notices of new economic and policy analysis and new data as they become available.

New From ERS

	Organic Foods: The Marketing Chain (Sept. 30, 2009) ERS examines what types of consumers buy organic food; how structural change has affected retailing, distribution, and manufacturing; and why the farm supply of organic products lags behind retail demand. Get Report Summary

	Farms’ Potential in Controlling Carbon Emissions (Sept. 23, 2009) Six-page brochure examines the potential role of farmland ownership by operators in determining farm participation in a national cap-and-trade system to control atmospheric carbon and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

	Food Insecurity: Households With Children (Sept. 21, 2009) New report describes the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in households with children as of 2007, the trends since 1999, and characteristics of households affected by food insecurity. Get Report Summary

	Agricultural and Wildlife Smuggling (Sept. 16, 2009) ERS examines the characteristics and scope of agricultural and wildlife smuggling, its responsiveness to economic incentives, and regulations and other efforts to reduce its risks. Get Report Summary

	Rural America at a Glance (Sept. 4, 2009) The 2009-edition six-page brochure focuses heavily on rural employment and unemployment trends, but also touches on home mortgage foreclosure, poverty, and population trends in nonmetropolitan areas.