The Economics of Farm Management: A Global Perspective

* Covers core microeconomic and microeconomic principles relevant to farm management, in an accessible way * Covers a broad range of management issues applied to a farm context: accounting, finance, marketing, operations management, quality management, human resources and more * Incorporates current farming issues, including organic crops, migrant labor, farmers’ markets and biofuels * Second edition has updated data (e.g. commodity prices) and academic literature * Second edition has more international examples, showing the diversity of types and sizes of farms across the US and globally - including Europe, Asia, Australia and Brazil * Second edition has more focus on sustainability and conservation * Instructor materials are available as digital supplements: PPT slides, test bank and instructor manual