2017-02 PAER

February 1, 2017

2016 Rents For Indiana Pasture Land, Irrigated Farmland, Hay Ground, And On-Farm Grain Storage
Authors: Craig Dobbins, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Kim Cook, Research Associate in Agricultural Economics

Impact Of Depopulation, Changing Customer Preferences And Increased Banking Regulations On Agricultural Banks
ELIZABETH A. YEAGER, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND FREDDIE L. BARNARD, PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

The New Method For Calculating Assessments Will Reduce Taxes For Farmland Owners
Authors: Larry DeBoer, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Tamara Ogle, Community Development Regional Educator

The Family Business: Differentiation In Fairness By Leadership Type
Anna Josephson, PhD Candidate of Agricultural Economics and Maria I Marshall, Professor of Agricultural Economics

Articles in this Publication:

2016 Rents for Indiana Pasture Land, Irrigated Farmland, Hay Ground, and On-Farm Grain Storage

Impact of Depopulation, Changing Customer Preferences and Increased Banking Regulations on Agricultural Banks

The New Method for Calculating Assessments Will Reduce Taxes for Farmland Owners

The Family Business: Differentiation in Fairness by Leadership Type

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