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Amber Waves, February 2008, Findings, Hog Operations Increasingly Large, More Specialized

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RU R A L A M E R I C A F I N D I N G S Hog Operations Increasingly Large, More Specialized Structural change in U.S. hog production during the past two decades has had profound effects on industry performance and on strategies for dealing with change. Hog producers have increased productivity and reduced costs through major adjustments to the siz  ... more>>

Amber Waves, Issue 6, Vol. 3 -June 2008

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FA R M S, F I R M S, A N D H O U S E H O L D S F I N D I N G S percent of nonfarm households considered poor in 2004. However, the income measure used to determine how “poor” a household is may not capture variations in economic wellbeing among farm households as well as it does among nonfarm households. In particular, a broader definition of well  ... more>>

Cyberspace Threats and Vulnerabilities A Case for Action

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C Y B E R S P A C E T H R E A T S A N D V U L N E R A B I L I T I E S A Mapping of Code Red Penetration on a Portion of the Internet. Image courtesy UCSD/CAIDA (www.caida.org) © 2002 The Regents of the University of California. Cyberspace Threats and Vulnerabilities A Case for Action The terrorist attacks against the United States that took pl  ... more>>

Amber Waves, Issue 6, Vol. 3 -June 2008

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MARKETS AND TRADE F I N D I N G S ERS and Collaborators Model Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks Maintaining the competitiveness of U.S. livestock and poultry in domestic and international markets requires addressing the challenges and anticipating the disruptions of disease threats. Despite some successes in eradicating livestock diseases (contagi  ... more>>

Demographics of Social Security

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Amber Waves, Issue 6, Vol. 3 -June 2008

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R E S O U R C E S A N D E N V I RO N M E N T F I N D I N G S sterile male fruit flies are released weekly where outbreaks have occurred. If a wild, fertile female medfly is nearby, she is likely to mate with a sterile male, produce eggs that do not hatch, and be unable to mate again. Medflies are known to exist in 65 countries that export fresh pr  ... more>>

Letter from the President

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON My Fellow Americans: The way business is transacted, government operates, and national defense is conducted have changed. These activities now rely on an interdependent network of information technology infrastructures called cyberspace. The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace provides a framework for protecting this i  ... more>>

Amber Waves, Issue 6, Vol. 3 -June 2008

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D I E T A N D H E A LT H F I N D I N G S Almonds Lead Increase in Tree Nut Consumption Americans increased their consumption of tree nuts by 45 percent between the mid-1990s and mid2000s, with almonds being among the favorites. Promotional programs that advertise the nutritional value of nuts, including beneficial levels of vitamin E and omega fa  ... more>>

Getting Ready for Your Overseas Assignment Policies and Procedures

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Getting Ready for Your Overseas Assignment Policies and Procedures This guide describes the policies and procedures for an assignment with the International Programs (IP) Office of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, US Department of Agriculture. It is intended to help make the logistics of your assignment smooth and e  ... more>>

OMB Research and Development Investment Criteria

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APPENDIX C: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT CRITERIA As another initiative of the President’s Management Agenda, the development of explicit R&D investment criteria builds on the best of the planning and assessment practices that R&D program managers use to plan and assess their programs. The Administration has worked with experts and s  ... more>>

CSREES Civil Rights Policy

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ADMINISTRATOR’S MEMORANDUM TO CSREES EMPLOYEES CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY STATEMENT I fully support the position of the Secretary of Agriculture that equal opportunity and civil rights are of great importance and must clearly exist in the Cooperative State research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). It is of utmost importance that we renew and st  ... more>>

OMB Contributors to the 2006 Budget

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OMB CONTRIBUTORS TO THE 2006 BUDGET The following personnel contributed to the preparation of this publication. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of others throughout the Government also deserve credit for their valuable contributions. Note: This list has been modified to add several names that were unintentionally omitted from the printed document. A  ... more>>

   
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