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Rethinking the Rural Raison D’etre: Beginning the New Narrative

Presented by Charles W. Fluharty (President and CEO, Rural Policy Research Institute) to the Utah Rural Summit in Cedar City, Utah on August 8,2013. View Presentation

The Farm Bill, As Metaphor!

RUPRI President and CEO Chuck Fluharty offers commentary on how the failure to pass a farm exposes changing realities in the rural landscape that are not being addressed by current policy embedded in the Farm Bill. Written by Charles W. Fluharty for AGRIPULSE Magazine in August 2013. View Column

On Keeping It Well: The Farm Bill and The Fourth

RUPRI President and CEO Chuck Fluharty comments on factors at play in the defeat of the Farm Bill. Written by Charles W. Fluharty for AGRIPULSE Magazine in July 2013. View Column

Rethinking the Rural Raison D’etre- A Primer for New Rural Policy and Practice

Presented by Charles W. Fluharty (President and CEO, Rural Policy Research Institute) to the Regards to Rural 2013 Rural Development Initiatives in Corvallis, Oregon on June 22, 2013. View Presentation

Pondering RA’s Future: Organized Prescience in a Disruptive Milieu

This presentation touches base on three “visions” which is hoped to frame our future. It also explores the changing context for Rural Action’s mission and vision based on current rural trends. Presented by Charles W. Fluharty (President and CEO, Rural Policy Research Institute) to the Rural Action’s 22nd Annual Meeting Lake Hope Lodge in Mac …

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Getting Our Story Straight: Rural Facts in Search of the ‘Grand Narrative.’

This column offers commentary calling for policy makers to add new focus and funding for rural innovations in support of meaningful rural development. Written by Charles W. Fluharty, Guest Columnist, AGRIPULSE Magazine in May 2013. View Columnist

Rural America, Urban America, or E Pluribus Unum?

As we all know, rural America is an amazingly diverse and dynamic place, and far from homoge-nous, in almost all ways. As the old saw goes, “Once you have seen one rural community, you have, indeed, seen just one rural community!” While this stereotyping is unfortunate, rural America has a far deeper challenge, which became …

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