2001-02 PAER
February 15, 2001
- The Producer Protection Act – Will It Protect Producers?
- Global Warming: FAQ’s
- The Rural/Urban Conflict
- A Glimpse at the 2001 Ag Outlook
- Improving Farm Financial Performance
Articles in this Publication:
The Producer Protection Act – Will It Protect Producers?
Michael Boehlje, Professor; Lee Schrader, Professor Emeritus; Chris Hurt, Professor; Ken Foster, Professor; and James Pritchett, Assistant Professor
Improving Farm Financial Performance
Michael Boehlje, Professor; Craig Dobbins, Professor; and Alan Miller, Farm Business Management Specialist
Global Warming: FAQ’s
Stephen B. Lovejoy, Professor
The Rural/Urban Conflict
Rick Chase, Ag & Natural Resources Educator and Scott Hutcheson, Leadership & Community Development Specialist
A Glimpse at the 2001 Ag Outlook Calendar
Larry DeBoer, Phil Paarlberg, Phil Abbott, Wally Tyner, Otto Doering, Chris Hurt, James Pritchett, Marshall Martin, Howard Doster, Craig Dobbins, and Mike Boehlje.
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