Background Information on American Farms and Hermitage, Arkansas

Background Information on American Farms and Hermitage, Arkansas
November 5, 1999

 

DESPITE ECONOMIC PROGRESS, RURAL AMERICA HAS NOT SHARED FULLY IN THE NATION'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. While parts of rural America have experienced benefits from the remarkable economic growth with new employment opportunities and lower employment rates, some areas are still experiencing high unemployment and high poverty rates.

GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHY OF RURAL AMERICA AND AMERICAN AGRICULTURE

KEY ECONOMIC STATISTICS FOR BRADLEY COUNTY. Hermitage is a town of about 700 people and is in Bradley County, Arkansas.

AGRICULTURE, THE LARGEST COMPONENT OF THE RURAL ECONOMY HAS NOT SHARED THE PROSPERITY OF THE REST OF THE ECONOMY; SMALL FARMERS HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST. Agriculture is the mainstay of the rural economy. Although larger farms have weathered the recent years, it has been harder for smaller farms.

A SNAPSHOT OF ARKANSAS FARMS

COOPERATIVES: A PATH TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS FOR SMALL FARMERS

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