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Adjusting to Changes in Agriculture and Rural America

A M E R I C A T O D A Y. Adjusting to Changes in Agriculture and Rural America. Third Annual Butler/Cunningham Conference Montgomery, Alabama November 8-9, 2004. PROGRESSIVE FARMER. A RICH HISTORY. WITH MANY TRANSFORMATIONS. The Trend. FARMS VERSUS ACREAGE. Number of Farms.

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Adjusting to Changes in Agriculture and Rural America

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  1. A M E R I C A T O D A Y Adjusting to Changes in Agriculture and Rural America Third Annual Butler/Cunningham Conference Montgomery, Alabama November 8-9, 2004 PROGRESSIVE FARMER

  2. A RICH HISTORY WITH MANY TRANSFORMATIONS

  3. The Trend FARMS VERSUS ACREAGE Number of Farms Acres Per Farm 600 500 400 300 200 100 Thousand Farms 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 Acres per Farm 1940 1965 1970 1990 1997 SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA 2000

  4. The Trend CATTLE FARMS 1,024,935 Number of Cattle Farms 796,436

  5. The Trend CORN FARMS 883,309 Number of Corn Farms 348,590

  6. The Trend COTTON FARMS 89,536 Number of Cotton Farms 24,805

  7. The Market Intermediate Farms192,042 Commercial Farms157,518 Residence Farms1.8 million SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA 2000

  8. Hooker Chem. Co. Zoecon Hooker Subsid. of Occidental Occidental Zoecon Merck Crop Prot. Velsicol Co. Velsicol (subsid. of NW Indust.) Michigan Co. Zoecon Crop Prot. of Sandoz Sandoz Sandoz Crop Protection 1995 Internat. Minerals and Chem. (pesticides) Novartis Maag Ciba Ciba Ciba-Geigy 1970 1971 Esso Res. And Engineering Geigy Victor Chem. Works 1959 Stauffer (subsid. Of Chesbrough-Pond’s) (C-P bought by Unilever, PLC) Stauffer 2000 1986 1985 1895 Stauffer 1987 Canett Corp. ICI UK (sold acetachlor to Dow) Atlas 1971 1967 1972 ICI America Inc. ICI United States Zeneca Ag Products 1993 Chipman of Canada - Kohler Chem. 1998 - Black Leaf (except Asia/Pacific) Shamrock Oil and Gas G.B. Biosciences Ishihara (purchaser) Diamond Alkali (sold Dacthal to AMVAC, 2001) 1967 ISK Biosciences Fermenta ASC Fermenta Pl. Prot. Fermenta AB Ansul ag prod 1990 1985 Diamond Shamrock SDS Biotech Showa Denko SYNGENTA

  9. From “The Rural Rebound” by Kenneth M. Johnson and Calvin L. Beale Our research shows that between 1990 and 1996, the population of America’s rural counties grew by nearly three million, or 5.9 percent. In July 1996, about 53.8 million Americans, or just over 20 percent of the U.S. population, lived in areas officially classified as “nonmetropolitan.” Rural no longer means remote.

  10. “The Rural Rebound” The migrants of the 1990s have settled in the Mountain West, the Upper Great Lakes, the Ozarks, parts of the South and rural areas of the Northeast. Population losses have occurred only in the Great Plains, the western Corn Belt, and the Mississippi Delta.

  11. More Metropolitan People Are Moving To Small Town America looking for a simple, family-oriented lifestyle

  12. Growth Market Tractor Sales Under 40 Horsepower 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 Thousands 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SOURCE: EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE

  13. FARMLIFE EDITION INTRODUCED IN JULY 2001

  14. FARMLIFE SECTION

  15. FARMLIFE SECTION

  16. FARMLIFE SECTION

  17. THE RANGE OF TOPICS Commercial Farmers “Farms” As Lifestyle SUBJECTS IN COMMON No Till Land-use regulations Local Gov’t Issues Country Festivals Land Values Goats and Sheep Marketing Soil Conservation Seeds/Chemicals Cattle Real Estate Vegetable Gardening Bed & Breakfasts Farm Bill Animal Health Tools Flower Gardening Environmental Issues Chickens Commodity News Tractors/Equipment Barns/Buildings Horses Schools Dried Flowers Business Mgmt. Crop Production Fencing Farm Heritage Yard Care Antiques Farm Shops Farm Safety Health Care Decks and Patios Nature/Wildlife Weed/Brush Control Pond Mgmt. GPS Water Quality Cooking Pasture Mgmt. Tax Planning Estate Planning Timber Mgmt. Mudrooms Home Offices

  18. BUSINESS SECTION SEPT BUSINESS COVER COMING

  19. BUSINESS SECTION

  20. BUSINESS SECTION

  21. BUSINESS SECTION

  22. BUSINESS SECTION

  23. FOR LANDOWNERS

  24. FOR LANDOWNERS

  25. FOR LANDOWNERS

  26. LAND & FARMSTEAD

  27. LAND & FARMSTEAD

  28. LIVESTOCK & FARM ANIMALS

  29. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

  30. HOME & GARDEN

  31. HOME & GARDEN

  32. HOME & GARDEN

  33. RURAL SPORTMAN & OUTDOORS

  34. RURAL SPORTMAN & OUTDOORS

  35. IDEA HOUSE & FARMSTEAD

  36. DREAM SHOP

  37. DREAM SHOP

  38. SHOP MAKEOVER

  39. SHOP MAKEOVER

  40. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” -- Charles Darwin

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