Computer use in agriculture: An analysis of Great Plains producers

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-204

  Ascough II, James C ^a   Hoag, Dana L ^b   Frasier, W Marshall ^b   McMaster, Gregory S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural software use; Computer adoption; Mail survey; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AGRICULTURAL SOFTWARE USE; MAIL SURVEY;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033197772     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(99)00044-7     Document Type: Article

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