Friday, November 02, 2018

Quick hits: documentary explores rural Indiana; W.V.a House race has become a coal industry proxy war

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.
Agricultural Economic Insights offers a deep dive into trends in corn and soybean seed expense. The gist: seed expense per acre and per bushel has increased dramatically since 2000. Read more here.

New documentary Monrovia, Indiana offers an in-depth portrait of a rural Midwestern town. Read more here.

A House race in W.Va. has become a coal industry proxy war, pitting a candidate supported by coal executives against one supported by mine workers. Read more here.

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