Current costs for 1991 crop inputs and capital investments common to New York agriculture are summarized and/or estimated from supplier surveys and contacts made in early 1991. The guide includes seed, fertilizer, pesticides, labor, and fuel costs for crop inputs. Capital investment items...

In the last decade or two there has been a resurgence of interest in value-added agriculture, driven by consumer characteristics and the desire of farmers to capture a larger share of the consumer dollar. Federal, state and local governments have funded various efforts to support value-added...

Escalating media advertising costs have prompted shifts away from advertising to non-advertising promotion activities in the dairy industry’s generic commodity promotion program. As advertising budgets become tighter, determining the optimal allocation of these funds becomes particularly...