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Microcomputer Software Development and Distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James M. McGrann
James M. McGrann*
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
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The microcomputer is becoming an important tool for the land grant institution in serving agriculture. Its applications present clientele with unprecedented opportunities for increasing the use of information systems, analytical and record-keeping tools, and the research results reported by land grant institutions to improve the decision-making process in agriculture.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , July 1983 , pp. 21 - 25
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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