1991-06 PAER

June 15, 1991

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  • Fixing Crop Insurance: Farmer Responses and Policy Implications
  • Live Hog Futures Lack Forecast Accuracy
  • Crop Intensification vs. Production of a New Crop to Raise Farm Income?
  • Reforms on Private Polish Farms: Can the Five-Acre Family Farm Survive?

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Reforms on Private Polish Farms: Can the Five-Acre Family Farm Survive?

Author: Jozef Kania, Agricultural Economist at The Agricultural University in Cracow, Poland and visiting professor at Purdue University in 1991

Crop Intensification vs. Production Of A New Crop To Raise Farm Income?

S. A. Bruner, Agricultural Statistician, Alabama Agricultural Statistics Services; G.F. Patrick, Extension Economist and CL. Dobbins, Extension Economist

Live Hog Futures Lack Forecast Accuracy

Author: Chris Hurt, Extension Economist and Martin Rice, Research Associate

Fixing Crop Insurance: Farmer Responses and Policy Implications

Authors: Monte L. Vandeveer, Extension Agricultural Economist, Kansas State University; and Edna T. Loehman, Associate Professor

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