Income earning potential versus consumptive amenities in determining ranchland values

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 537-560

  Torell, L Allen ^a   Rimbey, Neil R ^b   Ramírez, Octavio A ^a   McCollum, Daniel W ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumptive value; Grazing fees; Grazing permit value; Hedonic model; Land value; Lifestyle agriculture; Public land grazing; Voluntary grazing permit buyout

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544448297     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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