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Agricultural-business outlook: Farmers must understand and apply economic principles to the business of modern agricultural production by scientific means
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Jerry FoytikAuthor Affiliations
Jerry Foytik is Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 11(2):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n02p2. February 1957.
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Foytik J. 1957. Agricultural-business outlook: Farmers must understand and apply economic principles to the business of modern agricultural production by scientific means. Hilgardia 11(2):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n02p2
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