The productivity effects of extension appointments in land-grant colleges

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 712-733

  Foltz, Jeremy D ^a   Barham, Bradford L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 71949090116     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2009.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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