An Intermodal Delivery System for Agricultural Marketing and Weather Data

Larry D. Jones and Joe T. Davis

No 277610, 1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: A project entitled "Green Thumb" has been initiated in Kentucky to provide farmers real time weather and marketing data. This project represents a major departure'from past dissemination systems in that it provides for rapid, continuous transmission of data directly to farmers' homes, utilizing computers, telephones, and television to access and deliver data.

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Pages: 13
Date: 1979-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277610

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