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Family Farms: Farming Shaping Their Future, Larry Janssen
Family Farms: Farming Shaping Their Future, Larry Janssen
Economics Staff Paper Series
We are living in times of rapid change in agriculture and in rural America. Interstate highways, livestock confinement systems, pesticides, fourwheel drive tractors and personal computers are innovations that did not exist or were seldom seen 30 - 35 years ago. Rural America has changed a great deal from the time I was raised on a 320 acre Nebraska farm, driving 25 hp. Ford SN tractors, and going to a one-room country school! In times of rapid changes, many people are concerned about the future of agriculture and family farms. Today, I will share with you my perspectives on the …
Observations On The Future Of South Dakota Agriculture And Rural Communities, Mark Edelman
Observations On The Future Of South Dakota Agriculture And Rural Communities, Mark Edelman
Economics Staff Paper Series
A short clarification of the current problems facing agriculture and rural communities in South Dakota, the options faced by community leaders, and the policy alternatives faced by national decision-makers in assisting rural communities.
Changing Times In South Dakota Agriculture: Implications For Our Citizens, Larry Janssen
Changing Times In South Dakota Agriculture: Implications For Our Citizens, Larry Janssen
Economics Staff Paper Series
We are living in times of rapid change in agriculture and in rural America. Hog and beef confinement systems, automated feeding systems, pesticides, four-wheel drive tractors and personal computers are innovations that did not exist or were seldom seen on farms 25 years ago. Interstate highways, factories in small cities, subterminal elevators and consolidated schools are examples of the changing landscape in rural America. In times of rapid change, many people are concerned about the future of agriculture, family farms and rural communities. In this paper, recent trends in South Dakota agriculture are presented and analyzed. Major implications of these …
Citizenship Programs For 4-H In South Dakota, Philip Favero
Citizenship Programs For 4-H In South Dakota, Philip Favero
Economics Staff Paper Series
Citizenship programming for 4-H was the topic for two workshops held at the annual convention of the 4-H Leaders Association in Mitchell, South Dakota on February 13, 1981. This paper describes insights and plans offered by the fifty-seven 4-H leaders and Cooperative Extension Service field and state staff members who participated in the workshops. A list of participants and their addresses is included as an appendix.