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A survey of literature appropriate to the problem of weather-sensitive decisions in agriculture leads into at least two disciplines, in addition to meteorology. These are the theory of decisions and the management of farms.
Contribution from the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. Journal Series Number 2792. Approved by the Director.
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McQuigg, J.D. (1965). Forecasts and Decisions. In: Agricultural Meteorology. Meteorological Monographs, vol 6. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-940033-58-7_12
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