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Previous Newsroom Items: September 2010

In the News

USDA Awards $1.5 Million to Improve Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs (Sept. 30, 2010)
Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced eight new grant and cooperative agreement awards made by ERS for research projects to improve and enhance USDA's food and nutrition assistance programs.

New From ERS

ACRE Payments and Risk Reduction (Sept. 17, 2010)
ERS analyzes the distribution, by crop and region, of potential farm payments and risk reduction in the revenue-based Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program. The report focuses on corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton. Get Report Summary

Rural America at a Glance (Sept. 13, 2010)
The six-page report highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas. The 2010 edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, and demographics. See blog posting

Agriculture’s Role in Curbing Greenhouse Gases (Sept. 7, 2010)
Agriculture could play a prominent role in efforts to address climate change, by undertaking activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Also New

Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
September 30, 2010

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System
September 22, 2010