Case studies of the interactions between farm profitability and the use of a farm computer

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-30

  Nuthall, P L ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Economics of farm computers; Farm computer profitability; Farm computers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DECISION MAKING; FARMS; INVESTMENTS; PURCHASING; TAXATION;

ON-FARM COMPUTERS; PROFITS;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PROFITABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0742288646     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(03)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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