Effect of Alternative Wheat and Feed Grain Prices on Optimum Farm Plans and Income in Central South Dakota: Hughes and Sully Counties

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to present some results of a cooperative research project between the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the Farm Production Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. This research contributes to a larger project-GP-5, Economic Problems in the Production and Marketing of Great Plains Wheat. The general objectives of the research undertaken in South Dakota were: (1) To provide economic data needed by farmers to make profitable adjustments in their farming systems and production practices and (2) To develop a research background for evaluating Government farm programs under varying assumptions