An examination of the effects of price supports and federal crop insurance upon the economic growth, capital structure, and financial survival of wheat growers in the Northern High Plains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 212-224

  Atwood, Joseph A ^a   Watts, Myles J ^a   Baquet, Alan E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity price supports; Crop insurance; Dynamic financial analysis

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDY; PRICE SUPPORT; SUBSIDY IMPACT; WHEAT PRODUCTION;

USA, HIGH PLAINS;

EID: 0030459772     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1243792     Document Type: Article

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