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Will high farmland values hold?

Main Street Economist , Issue 6

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Agricultural credit standards tighten

Agricultural borrowers are increasingly concerned about access to credit. Amid economic weakness and a financial crisis, commercial banks have tightened credit standards for various types of loans. While agricultural borrowers may be concerned about credit availability, agricultural lenders are equally concerned about the creditworthiness of agricultural borrowers as the farm economy weakens.
Main Street Economist , Issue 1

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Seizing high-skill services in rural America

Main Street Economist , Issue Aug

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The outlook for real estate in rural America

Main Street Economist , Issue Apr

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Is this farm boom different?

History has shown that golden eras fade and that farm corrections devolve into farm busts in highly leveraged environments.
Main Street Economist , Issue 5

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Small bank lending : tapping opportunities for rural growth

Main Street Economist , Issue Aug

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Can rural America support a knowledge economy?

Knowledge has become the new premium fuel for economic growth in the 21st century. Knowledge fuels new ideas and innovations to boost productivity ? and to create new products, new firms, new jobs, and new wealth. Some analysts estimate that knowledge-based activity accounts for half of the gross domestic product in Western industrialized countries. In the United States, knowledge-based industries paced gross domestic product growth from 1991 to 2001, and their importance has accelerated since 1995. ; In rural America, as elsewhere, a variety of factors make knowledge-based growth possible: ...
Economic Review , Volume 89 , Issue Q III , Pages 71-96

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A robust rural economy

Main Street Economist , Issue 1

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Recession catches rural America

As the recession intensified in 2008, rural economies held firm. Through the first half of the year, strong commodity prices supported robust farm incomes and contributed to relatively stronger gains on Main Street. Moreover, the housing correction was less intense than in urban areas, and the financial crisis was less severe than on Wall Street. ; While these factors shielded the rural economy from the worst of the recession, rural America was not immune. The foundations of rural economic strength in 2008--high commodity prices, robust export activity, and rising ethanol demand--were ...
Economic Review , Volume 94 , Issue Q I , Pages 65-87

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Katrina and Rita : lingering effects on agriculture

Main Street Economist , Issue Oct

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