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Microcomputer Software Development and Distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James M. McGrann*
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University

Extract

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.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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