Past Issues About AO Subscribe Editorial Staff Article Index Summary Data Statistical Indicators The summary for the August 2000 issue is released on July 20, 2000. The complete text-only version is available the following day. Current and past issues--summaries and text-only

Contents Field Crops: Large Field Crop Supplies Expected Again in 2000/01 Field Crops: Planting Progress Enhances Corn Yield Prospects for 2000 Livestock, Dairy & Poultry: Meat and Poultry Production to Continue Record-Setting Pace Specialty Crops: Stone Fruit Supplies Likely to Rise in 2000 Garlic: Flavor of the Ages Organic Foods: Niche Marketers Venture into the Mainstream Environmental Payments to Farmers: Issues of Program Design Farming's Role in the Rural Economy Consolidation in Meatpacking: Causes & Concerns

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