1990-03 PAER

March 15, 1990

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Trade Prospects for Eastern Europe and U.S. Farm Commodities
Pasture Rental Rates Rise in 1989
Getting the Government our of Agriculture: Lessons from New Zealand
Record High Milk Prices: What Lies Ahead?

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“Getting the Government Out of Agriculture:” Lessons from New Zealand

Author: W D. Dobson, Professor of Agricultural Economics

Record High Milk Prices: What Lies Ahead?

Author: Harold W. Lough, Ph.D., Dairy Research Associate

Pasture Rental Rates Rise in 1989

Author: J.H. Atkinson, Professor of Agricultural Economics

Trade Prospects for Eastern Europe and U.S. Farm Commodities

Author: Philip L. Paarlberg, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics

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