Farm population in the U.S., currently about 5.2 million people, continues to decline each year. Data from a 1982 Census Bureau-USDA survey show a loss of 431,000 farm people between 1980 and 1982. This drop corresponds with a continuing pattern of declining farm employment, which has fallen from over 10 million in 1940 to under 4 million currently. The number of farm operators in the U.S. is now estimated at 2,370,000--down from 2,400,000 the previous year. This paper will discuss the changing farm population, focusing on the farm labor force. It will investigate who leaves farming, why they leave, what they do as disemployed farmers, and the implications of their employment shift.,Rebecca Mazur, Bibliographer, Environment and Natural Resources, Library Services Division, on Temporary Assignement to the Food and Agriculture Section, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division.,CRS 84-719 L,"August 22, 1984.",SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3

This bibliography presents annotated references on the incidence, effects, and management of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment. Health effects of PCBs, ocean dumping, incineration on land and at sea, and various technologies for PCB destruction and disposal are among the topics covered.,Abstract -- Introduction -- Overviews -- Health effects of PCBs -- PCB Pollution in Aquatic Environments -- Ocean Dumping of PCBs -- Incineration of PCBs -- Ocean Incineration -- Other Technologies for PCB Disposal and Destruction -- Legislative and Regulatory Aspects.,Rebecca Mazur, Library Services Division.,CRS 86-753 L,"July 1, 1986.",SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3

This report lists selected CRS writings on environmental issues. Most of the papers cited were written by members of the Environmental Protection Section of the Environmental Policy and Natural Resources Division at CRS. Topics addressed include acid rain, air quality, water quality, the EPA, pesticides, and hazardous wastes.,General -- The Environmental Protection Agency -- Air Quality. General ; Asbestos ; Acid Rain -- Water Quality. General ; Groundwater ; Leaking Underground Storage Tanks ; Safe Drinking Water -- Pesticides -- Solid and Hazardous Wastes -- Miscellaneous.,Rebecca Mazur, Bibliographer, Environment and Natural Resources, Library Services Division,CRS 85-511 L,"January 1985.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3

This bibliography lists recent articles, reports, books, and congressional documents on U.S. agricultural trade. The references are annotated and are arranged into three topical sections: the U.S. as an agricultural trading nation; factors affecting agricultural trade; and agricultural trade policy options. The Congressional Research Service bibliographic database was the source of the bibliography.,Abstract -- The United States as an Agricultural Trading Nation -- Factors Affecting Agricultural Trade -- Agricultural Trade Policy Options.,Rebecca Mazur, Bibliographer, Environment and Natural Resources, Library Services Division,CRS 85-568 L,"January 1985.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3

The U.S. agricultural trade performance has deteriorated over the past six years. The value of exports has fallen some 40 percent, cutting into what had been a healthy agricultural trade surplus. This report examines the reasons behind the deteriorating agricultural trade performance, recent policy changes to increase U.S. agricultural trade competitiveness, and a number of other options likely to be considered by the 100th Congress.