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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