How to Tell How Important Agriculture Is to Your State.

Schluter, Gerald; Edmondson, William

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Publication Date: 1986

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How to Tell How Important Agriculture Is to Your State.

Schluter, Gerald; Edmondson, William

Rural Development Perspectives, v2 n3 p32-34 Jun 1986

Emphasizes agriculture's economic importance and lists the top 10 states according to 4 possible criteria for determining economic dependence on agriculture: number of food and fiber system jobs, number of farmworkers, proportion of food and fiber system jobs, and proportion of farmworkers to total food and fiber system jobs. (JHZ)

Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Personnel, Agricultural Production, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Long Range Planning, Regional Characteristics, State Norms, State Surveys, Statewide Planning

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Language: English

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