1993-03 PAER

March 15, 1993

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  • Cost Structure and Control: The Dominant Issues in Farm Management
  • Government Program Decisions for 1993
  • Records Show Large Farm Income Differences
  • Sources of Information For Large Cornbelt Farmers

Articles in this Publication:

Cost Structure and Control: The Dominant Issues in Farm Management

Michael Boehlje, Professor

Government Program Decisions for 1993

Chris Hurt, Don Pershing, Lee Schrader, and Bob Jones, Extension Economists

Records Show Large Farm Income Difference

Don Pershing, Extension Economist

Sources of Information For Large Cornbelt Farmers

Gerald F. Ortmann, Associate Professor, University of Natal, South Africa; George F. Patrick, Professor, Purdue University; Wesley N. Musser, Professor, Pennsylvania State University; Howard Doster, Associate Professor, Purdue University.

 

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