Farmland values are booming across much of the nation and farm credit conditions are solid. There are few exceptions to these broad-based trends according to results of surveys of agricultural credit conditions conducted by several Federal Reserve district banks. Farm and ranch land values have been climbing in recent years, but have showed particular strength since mid-2004. Strong farm income...

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of Oregon Agricultural Science and Technology (AST) teachers toward integrating science into their agricultural education programs. Results of the study indicated that almost one fourth of Oregon 's AST teachers have a teaching credential with a science endorsement, while almost half the teachers indicated students receive science credit ...

GRACEnet (greenhouse gas reduction through agricultural carbon enhancement network) is a new research program initiated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The primary objectives of GRACEnet are to identify and develop agricultural strategies that will enhance soil C sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to provide a ...

This paper evaluates the short-term impact of Thailand's 'Million Baht Village Fund' program, among the largest scale government microfinance iniative in the world, using preand post-program panel data and quasi-experimental cross-village variation in credit-perhousehold. We find that the village funds have increased total shortterm credit, consumption, agricultural investment, income growth (f...