Market to Market, America's longest-running weekly agribusiness program, examines the impact of the economic recession in rural America with a series of four special programs in communities around the nation.
Market to Market Hosts Second Rural Economic Summit in Madison, Wisconsin
The second in a series of four Rural Economic Summits will be held in Madison, Wisconsin on Wednesday, January 20 at 5:00 p.m. The summit will include a town hall discussion among experts recorded in front of a live audience, and broadcast as a special edition of Market to Market. Mark Pearson, host of Market to Market, will moderate the town hall forums. The program airs in more than 20 states, and will air in Iowa Friday, January 22 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 24 at noon on Iowa Public Television.
The Madison broadcast will be held in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences' Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum. In addition to a wide range of topics covered at the forum, Market to Market's Rural Economic Summit will focus on economic challenges confronting America's dairy industry. Prior to the global recession; growing demand in developing nations drove up milk prices and prompted dairy producers to expand their herds. But now, the export market has all but gone dry, and prices paid to producers, in most cases, are well below the cost of production.
Resources, Information and Referrals
Area partner organizations are eager to help! At each live Market to Market broadcast event, representatives from local agencies will be on site to provide resources, information and referrals. Click on the links below to download the materials distributed at the events, find a local contact or learn more ways to take control of your economic future.
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How has the economic downturn affected you and your community?
Through the next year, the Market to Market team will be examining the impact of the economic recession in rural America with special reports from communities around the nation. An important part of this effort will be to hear directly from people living and working through the recession. Has your job or business seen an impact? Are you taking specific steps to weather this economic storm? What is your outlook for the coming years? How has the economic downturn affected you and your community? Share your story on the Market to Market blog.
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