Painter, Kathleen

On today’s commercial farm, substantial components of both capital investment and annual production costs are machinery related.

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Demand for oilseed crops for biodiesel production promises to be strong due to recent legislative and commercial developments. This study calculates break-even crop prices for ...

Data from five years of trials at Washington State University were used to compare costs and returns for pastured organic broilers using two strains of Cornish Cross meat birds, the industry standard. ...

The enterprise budgets presented in this publication are based on alfalfa produced in the Big Bend of the Columbia River in south central Washington. Cost estimates are provided for both 1-ton and 2-t ...

Ron Jirava’s approach to conservation tillage helps his farm to remain economically viable. Learn more in this farmer-to-farmer case study. ...

In this series, explore innovative approaches regional farmers are using that may increase their resilience in the face of a changing climate. ...