Policy Analysis
Agriculture Sector’s Contribution to State GDP, 2016-2017
Anne Roberts Brody The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that real gross domestic product (GDP) increased...
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Special Series Reports
Blown Away: Wind Energy in the Southern States (Part III)
Anne Roberts Brody Wind energy production in the United States continues to grow, heralding expanded transmission...
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Special Series Reports
Blown Away: Wind Energy in the Southern States (Part II)
Anne Roberts Brody Remarkably, without much fanfare, the nation’s wind energy sector continues to grow, a...
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Special Series Reports
Blown Away: Wind Energy in Southern States (Part 1)
Anne Roberts Brody The nation’s energy sector is undergoing substantial changes, as political and economic factors...
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Agriculture & Rural Development Committee
Sandy Crawford
2025-2026 ChairSenatorMissouri
Kendra Moore
2025-2026 Vice ChairRepresentativeArkansas
Tom Opdyke
Committee LiaisonSenior Policy AnalystGeorgiaCSG South’s Agriculture & Rural Development Committee’s agenda focuses on issues critical to the future of farming and farm communities such as distribution of water and other natural resources, new opportunities for the export of agricultural commodities to international markets, highlighting access to healthcare and transportation in rural communities, integration with the global economy, and bridging infrastructure challenges between rural and urban communities.