A Rural Future Beyond Agriculture

This article from The Daily Yonder explores the challenges facing rural areas in America, and the variety of ideas bubbling about how to expand the menu of economic development.

"Outmigration has challenged the rural Midwest throughout its constant evolution. Although population movement is complicated, outmigration has damaged many rural community development efforts. Now rural developers face twin challenges: how to develop regional partnerships that build economic opportunities and how to make rural communities better, more attractive places to live. Outmigration has created the need for regional rural development networks and, if left unchecked, it will threaten all these efforts."