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peer-reviewed research article

Owning harvest equipment versus custom hiring: the case of walnuts

authors

Steven C. Blank, UC Davis
Karen M. Klonsky
Kim Norris, UC Davis

publication information

California Agriculture 45(6):33-38. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v045n06p33. November-December 1991.

Summary

Purchase costs are compared with custom harvest rates to estimate break-even acreage; the latter is weighed against risk.

author affiliations

S. C. Blank is Extension Economists and Kim Norris is Staff Research Associate, Department of Agricultural Economics, UC Davis; ; K. Klonsky are Extension Economists and Kim Norris is Staff Research Associate, Department of Agricultural Economics, UC Davis;