Farm typology and sustainable agriculture: Does size matter?

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 33-46

  Tavernier, Edmund M ^a   Tolomeo, Vic ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California Agricultural Stat Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

Extension; Farm bill; Farm size; Impermanence syndrome; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 85023546105     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v24n02_05     Document Type: Article

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