2007-11 PAER
November 15, 2007
- Farming in the 21st Century
- Making the Most of Yield Monitor Data from On-farm Trials using Spatial Analysis
- Agricultural Outlook for 2008 in a Nutshell: Managing Great Times and Great Risks
Articles in this Publication:
Making the Most of Yield Monitor Data from On-farm Trials using Spatial Analysis
Terry Griffin, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service; Tony Vyn, Professor, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University; Craig Dobbins, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University; Raymond Florax, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, and Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, and Associate Dean of International Programs in Agriculture, Purdue University
Agricultural Outlook for 2008 in a Nutshell* Managing Great Times and Great Risks
Philip Abbott, Corinne Alexander, Mike Boehlje, Craig Dobbins, Larry DeBoer, Allan Gray, Chris Hurt, Alan Miller, Mike Schutz, Luc Valentin,
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