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The market for information and consultants in Idaho agriculture

โœ Scribed by John Foltz; Kent Lanclos; Joseph Guenthner; Larry Makus; William Sanchez

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
915 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0742-4477

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โœฆ Synopsis

Consistent with national trends, commercial agriculture in Idaho is evolving toward larger and more specialized farms. This is evident in the Idaho potato and dairy industries, which are ranked first and 10th nationally in total production, respectively. Between 1985 and 1994, the state's average dairy herd size increased by 153% to 180 cows and the size of the average potato farm increased by about 23% to 237 acres. It is likely that these larger and more specialized farms require increased levels of managerial skill. In addition, relatively unstable markets, heightened government regulation of agriculture, and rapidly changing production technologies have also increased managerial input requirements. As a result, Idaho dairy and potato farmers are ........

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