Areas of
Expertise
Farm financial management, grain and potato marketing, and
economic analysis of crop production systems. Extension
farm management and marketing program emphasizes
recordkeeping, record analysis, budgeting, cost of
production, risk management, and commodity market outlook.
Applied research includes the economic evaluation of both
traditional and alternative irrigated and dry land crops
and crop production systems, and the economic analysis of
alternative irrigation systems.
Research
Reports Links
Effects
of four seed piece spacings
Estimating
cost of potato production
Quantifying
risk in potato production
Production & Management
Topics Links
Field Selection, Crop Rotations, & Soil Management
Website
Cost of production estimates for potatoes
Cost of
production report
References for Recent Publications
Eberlein,
Charlotte V., Paul E. Patterson, Mary J. Guttieri, and
Jeffery C. Stark. 1997. Efficacy and economics of
cultivation for weed control in potato. Weed Technology,
Vol II (2):257-264.
Patterson, Paul E. “Cost of Production.”. Potato
Production Systems, pp 399-417. Edited by Jeffery C. Stark
and Stephen L. Love. Published through the University of
Idaho Agricultural Communications, 2003.
2003 Potato Costs and Returns Estimates for Idaho
Patterson, Paul E. et. al. 2003 Southeastern Idaho Crop
Costs and Returns Estimates. Moscow, ID: University of
Idaho Cooperative Extension System. EBB4-Po1-03 through
EBB4-Po6-03.
Patterson, Paul E. et. al. 2003 Southcentral Idaho Crop
Costs and Returns Estimates. Moscow, ID:
EBB3-Po1-03 through EBB3-Po3-03.
Patterson, Paul E. et. al. 2003 Southwestern Idaho Crop
Costs and Returns Estimates. Moscow, ID:
EBB2-Po1-03 and EBB2-Po2-03.
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