Beyond the Farmgate: Factors Related to Agricultural Performance in Two Dairy Communities.

Cruise, James; Lyson, Thomas A.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Beyond the Farmgate: Factors Related to Agricultural Performance in Two Dairy Communities.

Cruise, James; Lyson, Thomas A.

Rural Sociology, v56 n1 p41-55 Spr 1991

In two marginal dairy communities with similar physical environment, ethnic composition, and farm structure, a significant difference in productivity (milk yield per cow) was related to differences in educational attainment of farmers, proximity to an urban area, and availability of marketing outlets and agricultural information sources. Contains 33 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Dairy Farmers, Educational Attainment, Farm Management, Productivity, Rural Sociology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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