ERS Data and Analysis Can Shed More
Light on Current Events
In the News
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Wyoming Schools
Get Failing Grade in Nutrition (Associated
Press, July 18, 2006) |
| From ERS |
Food
Assistance Research Brief—A Healthy
School Meal Environment. Schools can encourage
healthy food choices by participants in the
National School Lunch Program and the School
Breakfast Program. Important factors in those
choices include nutritional quality, variety,
and acceptability of meals; meal scheduling;
nutrition education; and sales of non-USDA
foods.
Food
Assistance Research Brief—Competitive
Foods: Soft Drinks vs. Milk. "Competitive
foods"—those available in schools
in addition to USDA-provided school meals—have
lower nutritional quality than school meals.
ERS reviews current information on the impact
of competitive foods in school meal programs
and presents a case study on competitive items.
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In the News
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Farm Groups Urge
Legislation to Stem Exit of Young Farmers
(Grand Island Independent, July 15, 2006)
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| From ERS |
Understanding
U.S. Farm Exits. The rate of exits from
farming (about 9 or 10 percent per year) is
slightly higher than the entry rate. Current
studies focus on how the processes of entry
and exit are linked to productivity growth
and the spread of innovation. ERS examines
the numbers as well as the forces driving
farm exits.
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In the News
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Drought-Stressed
Wheat Crop Means Higher Flour Prices (Associated
Press, July 10, 2006) |
| From ERS |
Wheat
Backgrounder. U.S. wheat plantings are
about 30 percent lower than in the early 1980s.
Wheat demand fell with changing consumer preferences
and strong competition in export markets.
Low returns led to substitution of competing
crops. Backgrounder addresses domestic and
global market and policy developments affecting
the wheat sector.
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In the News
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Rancher in Colorado
Honored for Preserving Land as Open Space
(Pueblo Chieftain, CO, July 6, 2006) |
| From ERS |
Partial
Interests in Land: Policy Tools for Resource
Use and Conservation. Partial interests
in land include conservation easements, mineral
rights, farmland rental agreements, and other
elements of land ownership. Partial interests
can be acquired and conveyed in different
ways to accomplish resource use and conservation
objectives on public and private land.
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In the News
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Organic Food Demand
Overtaking Supply (Associated Press, July
6, 2006) |
| From ERS |
Price
Premiums Hold on as U.S. Organic Produce Market
Expands. Price premiums for organic products
have contributed to growth in certified organic
farmland and to market expansion. ERS examines
price premiums and market margins for three
fresh produce items: carrots, broccoli, and
mesclun mix.
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