Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Agriculture
Not your father's farm recession
Although conditions are worsening, farm economy still relatively healthy compared to the 1980s
Ronald A. Wirtz
October 1999 - fedgazette
Saving the family farm, but from what?
Ronald A. Wirtz
October 1999 - fedgazette
Whistling Dixie?
Despite tough times for many, some farmers finding good times
Ronald A. Wirtz
October 1999 - fedgazette
Farmers are still hurting
Second Quarter 1999 Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey
Toby Madden
July 1999 - fedgazette
Reduced income plagues farmers
First Quarter 1999 Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey
Toby Madden
April 1999 - fedgazette
Agricultural bankers note improvement, but still concerned
Fourth Quarter 1998 Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey
Edward Lotterman
January 1999 - fedgazette
Contract pricing complicates hog markets
Edward Lotterman
January 1999 - fedgazette
District hog prices hit historic lows
Why have hog prices tumbled to historic lows in recent months and what will it mean for the Ninth District's agricultural industry?
Edward Lotterman
January 1999 - fedgazette
How much should pork prices drop?
Edward Lotterman
January 1999 - fedgazette
Is agriculture in crisis?
Edward Lotterman
January 1999 - fedgazette
The porcine slaughter of the innocents
Edward Lotterman
January 1999 - fedgazette
Despite weakening conditions in the agricultural sector, bank data generally indicate good performance
Ron J. Feldman, Heidi Taylor Aggeler
November 1998 - fedgazette
Just what is scab?
Scab, a fungal plant disease, is strikingly described by three Ninth District plant pathologists in the following excerpt from their December 1997 article in the journal Plant Disease.
Edward Lotterman
November 1998 - fedgazette
Low commodity prices taking toll across the Ninth District.
Third Quarter 1998 Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey
Edward Lotterman
November 1998 - fedgazette
Scab: The Ninth District's agricultural plague of the '90s
Everyone knows farmers are struggling with low prices and slowing markets due to the Asian economic crisis, but farmers in parts of the Ninth District face the greatest threat from crop disease
Edward Lotterman
November 1998 - fedgazette
