The Changing North Dakota Farm
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1984
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North Dakota State University
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In 1984, new technology ws reshaping farm sizes and how they were organized and operated. This focuses on the time of North Dakota farms from 1979-84. Addressed are: farm sizes, changes in machinery and purchased inputs, crop and livestock changes and farm productivity. With larger machinery, larger farms, shifting enterprise combinations came specialization of crops and livestock. This has resulted in increased yields/productivity.