Publication RSS http://ers.usda.gov Fri, 17 May 2013 07:34:25 GMT umbraco Publication RSS en-us Sugar & Sweeteners Outlook May 16 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/sssm-sugar-and-sweeteners-outlook/sssm-297.aspx Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/sssm-sugar-and-sweeteners-outlook/sssm-297.aspx Livestock, Dairy, & Poultry Outlook May 16 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/ldpm-livestock,-dairy,-and-poultry-outlook/ldpm-227.aspx Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/ldpm-livestock,-dairy,-and-poultry-outlook/ldpm-227.aspx Pork and poultry production forecast higher in 2014, beef lower. <strong>Note</strong>: Starting in May, this report contains<a href="/about-ers/fy13-budget-and-related-ers-actions.aspx "> no data updates or analysis</a> on milk cows or milk output per cow. Rice Outlook May 14 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/rcs-rice-outlook/rcs-13e.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/rcs-rice-outlook/rcs-13e.aspx Feed Grains Outlook May 14 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/fds-feed-outlook/fds-13e.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/fds-feed-outlook/fds-13e.aspx Oil Crops Outlook May 14 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/ocs-oil-crops-outlook/ocs-13e.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/ocs-oil-crops-outlook/ocs-13e.aspx Wheat Outlook May 14 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/whs-wheat-outlook/whs-13e.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/whs-wheat-outlook/whs-13e.aspx Cotton and Wool Outlook May 14 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/cws-cotton-and-wool-outlook/cws-13e.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/cws-cotton-and-wool-outlook/cws-13e.aspx Agriculture's Supply and Demand for Energy and Energy Products http://ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-information-bulletin/eib112.aspx Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-information-bulletin/eib112.aspx Amber Waves http://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves.aspx Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves.aspx Amber Waves presents the broad scope of ERS research and analysis. The May 2013 issue includes articles on the school lunch program, Indian mango trade, women-operated farms, disability and food insecurity, Sub-Saharan Africa, rural population loss, and ERS’s farm typology. Disability Is an Important Risk Factor for Food Security http://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2013-may/disability-is-an-important-risk-factor-for-food-insecurity.aspx Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2013-may/disability-is-an-important-risk-factor-for-food-insecurity.aspx One-third of U.S. households with a working-age adult who was unable to work due to disability were food insecure in 2009-10. Disability has emerged as one of the strongest known factors that affect a household’s food security. Research Raises Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa http://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2013-may/research-raises-agricultural-productivity-in-sub-saharan-africa.aspx Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2013-may/research-raises-agricultural-productivity-in-sub-saharan-africa.aspx Agricultural research has been a driver of higher productivity in Sub-Saharan African agriculture. But despite making gradual gains since the 1980s, productivity growth in the region remains well below that of other developing countries. The Role of Conservation Programs in Drought Risk Adaptation (ERR 148) Apr 30 2013 http://ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err148.aspx Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err148.aspx Characteristics of Women Farm Operators and Their Farms http://ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-information-bulletin/eib111.aspx Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-information-bulletin/eib111.aspx Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation Leads to Modest Changes in Diet Quality http://ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err147.aspx Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err147.aspx