'My grandfather would roll over in his grave': Family farming and tree plantations on farmland

Rural Sociology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-135

  Neumann, Pamela D ^a   Krahn, Harvey J ^a   Krogman, Naomi T ^a   Thomas, Barb R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FAMILY FARM; FARMERS ATTITUDE; PLANTATION; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL SOCIETY; TREE PLANTING;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS;

EID: 33947542720     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/003601107781147428     Document Type: Article

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