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Attitudes Toward Government Involvement in Agriculture: Results of a National Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Patricia A. Duffy  and
Joseph J. Molnar
Patricia A. Duffy
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University
Joseph J. Molnar
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University
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Abstract

This study reports results from a nation-wide survey of public attitudes toward agriculture. The study focuses on attitudes toward government involvement in agriculture across regions of the county and residential categories.

Keywords

surveyfarm programspublic attitudes
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Submitted Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , July 1989 , pp. 121 - 130
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1989

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