2010-12 PAER

December 15, 2010

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  • Two Indianas – A Story of Disparate Growth and Opportunity
  • The Economics of Using Distiller Grains inSmall‐Scale Beef Operations in Indiana
  • The Economics of Harvesting Corn Cobs for Energy

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Two Indianas – A Story of Disparate Growth and Opportunity

Elizabeth A. Dobis, Graduate Student and Kevin T. McNamara, Professor

The Economics of Using Distiller Grains in Small-Scale Beef Operations in Indiana

David Widmar, Graduate Student; Ken Foster, Professor and Department Head; Dennis Buckmaster, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Ronald Lemenager, Professor, Department  of Animal Science and Nicole Olynk, Assistant Professor

 

The Economics of Harvesting Corn Cobs for Energy

Matthew J. Erickson, Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation ®; Wallace E. Tyner, Professor and Chris Hurt, Professor

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