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March 1, 2014

2014 Crop Cost and Return Guide

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March 2014 Estimates

 

The Purdue Crop Cost and Return Guide offers farmers a resource to project financials for the coming cropping year. These are the March 2014 crop budget estimations.

2014 Crop Budget Guide, page 1

2014 Crop Budget Guide, page 1

2014 Crop Budget Guide, page 2

2014 Crop Budget Guide, page 2

2014 Crop Budget Guide, page 3

2014 Crop Budget Guide, page 3

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