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U.S. agriculture shrugs off the drought
Bolstered by strong crop prices and some continued federal assistance in 1988, U.S. agriculture effectively shrugged off the worst drought since the 1930s. The farm outlook for 1989 remains bright. Overall, U.S. agriculture should enjoy a third straight year of broad-based recovery.
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Ag bankers see improving conditions
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Agriculture outcomes and monetary policy actions: Kissin' cousins?
U.S. agriculture is a spectacular success story of high productivity growth maintained over an amazingly long period of time. Nevertheless, the industry today suffers from the same problems it has always suffered from: droughts, locusts and market disruptions. In this article, Kevin Kliesen and William Poole explain how monetary policy can contribute to a healthy agriculture sector. The reality is that the fundamental economic forces controlling the destiny of agriculture-high productivity growth, the hazards of nature, the low price and income elasticities of demand, and the instability of ...
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Rising optimism amid stress of winter, ag bankers report
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Bankers report farmers have some breathing room
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Farmers continue to struggle
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A turning point in the farm recovery?
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The pig in the python