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Ninth District farm income unpredictable
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U.S. agriculture : another solid year in 1998?
U.S. agriculture had a very good year in 1997, with profits widely shared among the nation's farmers. While few producers could boast of bell-ringer profits, as they did in 1996, nearly all could claim a good year. The year was especially welcome to the nation's cattle producers, who had struggled through an extended period of losses. The cattle industry rebounded much faster and further than anyone expected. While Mother Nature did bring major flooding to the Northern Plains states in late spring, most parts of the nation had good growing conditions in 1997. The result was an abundant ...
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Less promising... the 1980 outlook for agriculture
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Turning the corner on troubled farm debt
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The 2005 rural economy at a glance
2005 Annual report, Center for the Study of Rural America
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Explosion in the granary
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Will farm finances stay healthy in 2002?
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Will the rebound in farm financial conditions continue?
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The farm slump continues
The century's final year was one of frustration for U.S. agriculture - certainly not the way the industry had hoped to close the millennium. Farmers took pride> in their productivity, turning out the fourth bin-busting crop in a row and more red meat and poultry than ever before. But the big production collided with a still sluggish world market, holding down farm commodity prices. Still, farm income held up well above the average for the past decade, due to another big financial assistance package from Washington.> The farm slump will likely continue in the year ahead, although prospects for ...