Coming: More corporate farms in California

Carman, H

Coming: More corporate farms in California

Author

Hoy F. Carman

Author Affiliations

Hoy F. Carman is Professor of Agricultural Economics, U.C., Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 34(1):9-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n01p9. January 1980.

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Abstract

Corporate farming, viewed by some as a threat to the family farm, is likely to increase in California, encouraged by 1979 tax rate changes which permit farmers to use tax savings from incorporation to finance expansion.

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