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Has Anything Changed?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Norman E. Payne*
Affiliation:
Department of New Business Development, Farm Credit Banks of Springfield
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Recently there has been considerable controversy surrounding agriculture in general, and especially the recent rise in food prices. Demands are being made on American agriculture to adjust to supposedly new conditions and opportunities. What I would like to do today is to take a brief look at some of the problems facing agriculture and see if they have really changed.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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