1997-08 PAER: Farmland Values Survey 1997

August 15, 1997

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  • Land Values Rise Again
  • 100 Years of Indiana Agriculture: 1895 – 1995
  • Federal Pesticide Regulation: Recognizing Economics of Use and Consumer Safety
  • Legal Aspects of Indiana Farmland Leases
  • Farmland Leases: Truths, Part-Truths, and Un-Truths

Articles in this Publication:

100 Years of Indiana Agriculture: 1895 – 1995

Stephen B. Lovejoy, Professor

Federal Pesticide Regulation: Recognizing Economics of Use and Consumer Safety

Gerald E. Shively, Assistant Professor

Legal aspects of Indiana Farmland Leases

Gerald A. Harrison, Extension Economist

Farmland Leases: Truths, Part-Truths, and Un-Truths

Howard Doster, Associate Professor and J.H. Atkinson, Professor

1997 Land Values Rise Again

H. Atkinson, Professor; Alan Miller, Farm Business Management Specialist; and Kim Cook, Research Associate

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