Food and Social Policy, I: Proceedings of the 1976 Midwestern Food and Social Policy Conference, Volume 1Gary H. Koerselman, Kay E. Dull Iowa State University Press, 1978 - 400 pages Food and the future of civilization; Generalists and specialists; Corporate agriculture and the family farm; The question of triage - Who shall die?; The role of food in foreign affairs; Food as the foundation of civilization; food and celebration; Intraindustrial communications in agribusiness; Feeding animals versus feeding people; Agricultural policy for the United States; Feasibility of a food reserve system; Farm-retail price spread; Closed cities issue; Grain spection; Regulation and the market system; Research and education in agriculture; Urban expansion versus black soil. |
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... costs . The return from in- creased production can provide the operating costs ; and the use of currently available or foreseeable technology can reduce these costs and provide the means for still further production . Consider some ...
... costs . The return from in- creased production can provide the operating costs ; and the use of currently available or foreseeable technology can reduce these costs and provide the means for still further production . Consider some ...
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... Cost of labor has forced adjust- ment to larger scale , which lessens labor and management costs . Machine costs have also forced economies of scale . These are just two examples of how costs have required more units to re- duce the cost ...
... Cost of labor has forced adjust- ment to larger scale , which lessens labor and management costs . Machine costs have also forced economies of scale . These are just two examples of how costs have required more units to re- duce the cost ...
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... costs since 1974. In addition to higher fixed costs attributed to the expansion in slaughter capacity , most packers now find themselves with considerably higher oper- ating costs due to wage increases and longer hour guarantees for ...
... costs since 1974. In addition to higher fixed costs attributed to the expansion in slaughter capacity , most packers now find themselves with considerably higher oper- ating costs due to wage increases and longer hour guarantees for ...
Contents
2 GENERALISTS AND SPECIALISTS | 37 |
3 CORPORATE AGRICULTURE AND THE FAMILY FARM | 46 |
Oren Lee Staley president 195576 National | 66 |
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