Risks perceived by organic grain farmers in the central USA

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-19

  Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa ^a,b   Kastens, Terry L ^a,b   Ross, Kara L ^a,b  

^a 304G Waters Hall ^*

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Listening sessions; Organic grain farming; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349082672     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v31n01_03     Document Type: Article

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