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Discussion: Educational Programs for Commercial Agriculture and Agri-Business

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

J. Michael Sprott
J. Michael Sprott*
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
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The authors of this paper are to be congratulated for the comprehensiveness and clarity which they were able to obtain throughout the paper. Their major contribution is the listing of the strengths and weaknesses of selected educational and/or consulting delivery systems, as in Table 1. They farsightedly point out that the major decision at this juncture is whether to deliver assistance to the large agriculture clientele, rather than which vehicle is selected for delivery.

This discussant was intrigued with the justification put forth for our working with the large commercial farmer. Indeed, to work with this group seems to offer a panacea, one which none of us would demean.

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , July 1973 , pp. 55 - 57
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1973

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