Pressures and preferences affecting willingness to apply beef manure on crops in the Colorado high plains

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 461-480

  Hoag, Dana L ^a   Lacy, Michael G ^a   Davis, Jessica ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cattle; Economic benefits; Economic costs; Management; Manure application

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 13244279747     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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