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Risk-Return Assessment of Irrigation Decisions in Humid Regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

W. G. Boggess ,
G. D. Lynne ,
J. W. Jones  and
D. P. Swaney
W. G. Boggess
Affiliation:
University of Florida
G. D. Lynne
Affiliation:
University of Florida
J. W. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Florida
D. P. Swaney
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Florida
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The environment for decision-making at the farm-firm level has always been volatile, but particularly so in recent years. Product prices have seen wide fluctuations, due in part to a reduced emphasis on farm-price support programs and more reliance on world markets. Input prices, especially those that are energy related (fertilizers, chemicals, fuels), have also increased in an erratic manner in recent years.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , July 1983 , pp. 135 - 143
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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