WHILE AGRICULTURE IS VITAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND OUR NATION, MANY RURAL ECONOMIES ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON TOURISM AND RECREATION--ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LIKELY SENSITIVE TO AIR QUALITY.20,21 THUS, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURAL PM EMISSIONS ON RURAL HEALTH MORE BROADLY MAY HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY DESIGN AND SOCIAL WELFARE. SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES MAY EXIST TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTH WITHOUT PLACING UNDUE BURDEN ON FARMERS. BECAUSE PM EXPOSURE VARIES IN TIME AND ACROSS SPACE, MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY MAY BE IMPROVED SIMPLY BY ADJUSTING THE TIMING OF SOME AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES MAY EXIST THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOURCES AND TRANSPORTATION OF PM DUE TO CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND POLICIES.