Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C22956
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Prepared for Agri-Council of American Business Media. 17 pages., Summary and complete report of mail survey responses from 2,717 U.S. farmers and ranchers during November 2004 and February 2005. Results are weighted to represent all farmers and ranchers in the U.S. according to targets derived from the 2002 U.S. Census of Agriculture.
Stenberg, Peter L. (author / U.S. Department of Agriculture - Economic Research Service)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2005-11-17
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23885
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12 p., Paper presented at The Future of Economic Development in Rural America conference in Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 17, 2005. The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank sponsored the event.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23736
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Best practices database in improving the living environment. 2 pages., Describes a market information system and service for smallholder farmers, using low-cost information and communication technologies. During the last season, farmers who used the MIS to market their maize obtained 22% higher prices than those who did not.