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Book review of "Food and the Mid-Level Farm: Renewing an Agriculture of the Middle," edited by Thomas A. Lyson, G.W. Stevenson and Rick Welsh. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2008."
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Great Plains Research, v.19, no.2, Fall 2009, p.255, 2009.

Unions are good for rural economies.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Bemidji Pioneer, June 26, 2009, 2009. View Report: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/24992/group/home/
Why don't we have sustainable agriculture now?
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at 2009 Shivvers Memorial Lecture, Iowa State University, March 1, 2009, 2009. View Report: http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/news/pastevents/levins/2009_Shivvers_Lecture.pdf

CWT: the case for negotiating power.
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at the National Farmer's Organization National Convention, Milwaukee, WI, January 16, 2008, 2008.

CWT - the case for negotiating power.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agri News, v.33, no.7, February 14, 2008, p.A5, 2008.

Let's turn our market share into pricing power.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.152, no.3, February 10, 2007, pp.102-103, 2007.

Pricing milk: a new challenge for dairy cooperatives.
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at the National Farmers Organization National Convention, Moline, Iowa, January 17, 2007, 2007.

Pricing milk: a new challenge for dairy cooperatives.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agri News, v.32, no.4, January 25, 2007, p.A6, 2007.

Shut out: how US farm programs fail minority farmers.
Zabawa, Robert; Hargrove, Tasha M.; Baharanyi, Ntam; Levins, Richard A. Greene, Steve; Harmon, Jaeda
Boston, MA: Oxfam America, 2007.

Two-tiered pricing deserves a careful look.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.152, no.7, April 10, 2007, p.268, 2007.

Why federal farm programs don't serve all farmers equally.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agro Washington, v.6, no.2, 2007, pp.16-18, 2007.

Build market power: how three groups meet muscle with muscle.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Successful Farming, v.104, no.2, February 2006, 2006.

It was unions that built middle class.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Mountain Mail, August 28, 2006, 2006. View Report: http://www.themountainmail.com/main.asp?SectionID=7&SubSectionID=7&ArticleID=8797

It was unions that built the middle class.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Topeka Capital Journal, August 26, 2006, 2006.

It was unions that built the middle class.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Tri-State Media, August 30, 2006, 2006. View Report: http://www.tristate-media.com/articles/2006/09/01/warricknews/editorial/02levins.prt

Middle class: union made.
Levins, Richard A.
Minneapolis, MN: Itasca Books Distribution, 2006.

Test your dairy marketing knowledge.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoards Dairyman, v.151, no.6, March 25, 2006, pp.218-219, 2006.

Walmart comes calling: new challenges, new strategies for OFARM.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: OFARM Quarterly, November 2006, pp.1-4, 2006.

Book review of "The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems with Ecosystems, edited by Dana L. Jackson and Laura L. Jackson." Washington, DC: Island Press, 2002."
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Great Plains Research, v.15, no.1, 2005, pp.168-169, 2005.

Familiar message ignores the problem -- price.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agri News, v.30, no.36, September 8, 2005, p.A7, 2005.

I hope the MILC program stays.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Dairy Star, September 24, 2005, p.5, 2005.

Market power for farmers: what it is, how to get it, how to use it.
Levins, Richard A.
Ames, IA: Institute for Rural America, 2005.

Midwest organic farmers see benefits from "coop"-perating.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Leopold Letter, v.17, no.1, Spring 2005, p.8, 2005.

National Farmers Organization: 50 years of building farmer market power.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agro Washington, v.4, no.4, 2005, pp.22-24, 2005.

Ten reasons market power is important for dairy farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.150, no.13, August 10, 2005, p.516, 2005.

Are lenders missing the boat when it comes to organic and sustainable farming?
Van Schaik, Caroline; Levins, Richard A.
IN: ICBM News, October 2004, pp.8-9, 23-24, 2004.

Capper-Volstead: still vital, but underused.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.149, no.19, November 2004, pp.30-31, 2004.

Cheap food shouldn't cheapen farm livelihoods.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Successful Farming, January 2004, p.57, 2004.

Globalization and the future of farm organizations.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agro Washington, v.4, no.3, 2004, pp.27-28, 2004.

Let's negotiate our way to higher prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.149, no.4, February 25, 2004, p.166, 2004.

Professor Cochrane goes to Washington.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agro Washington, v.4, no.1, 2004, pp.10-13, 2004.

Banking and organic farming can click here as in Europe.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: American Banker, v.168, no.55, March 21, 2003, p.6, 2003.

Book review of 'Invisible Giant: Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies, by Brewster Kneen. 2nd Edition. London, England: Pluto Press, 2002.'
Levins, Richard A.
IN: CAFO News, January 27, 2003, 2003.

Farmers can work together to protect organic prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.47, no.7, July 22, 2003, p.3, 2003.

Farmers can work together to protect organic prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Sustainable Agriculture, v.11, no.8, August 2003, pp.1-2. 2003.

Farmers can work together to protect organic prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: AgWeek, v.19, no.1, August 11, 2003, p.4, 2003.

Financing organic agriculture around the world, and in Illinois.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Illinois Banker, February 2003, pp.14-15, 2003.

In a new farm economy, cooperation upstages competition, efficiency.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Sustainable Agriculture, v.11, no.1, January 2003, p.1, 2003.

In a new farm economy, cooperation upstages competition, efficiency: farmers must act together to build economic power.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: AgWeek, v.18, no.29, February 24, 2003, p.4, 2003.

A lack of competition may hike food prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: CATO News, January 27, 2003, 2003.

Lender attitudes toward organic and sustainable farming.
Levins, Richard A.; Van Schaik, Caroline.
IN: Journal of Agricultural Lending, v.16, no.4, Summer 2003, pp.17-22, 2003.

Levins writes that farmers can work together to protect organic grain prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Report, A Publication of the National Farmers Organization, Fall 2003, p.9, 2003.

Negotiation is used everywhere, except in farming.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Country Today, v.27, no.10, March 26, 2003, p.14A, 2003.

Negotiation is used everywhere except in farming.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Farm Guide, v.1, no.22, March 21, 2003, p.7, 2003.

Negotiation is used everywhere except in farming.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Dairy Star, v.5, no.3, March 22, 2003, 2003.

Negotiation, supply management, and farm income.
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at National Farmers Convention 2003, Rochester, MN, January 22-23, 2003, 2003.

Negotiation used everywhere except farming.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Land, v.27, no.6, March 14, 2003, p.2A-3A, 2003.

Negotiation used everywhere except in farming.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.47, no.3, March 18, 2003, p.3, 2003.

A new book from NFU's "patron saint"; book review.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.47, no.11, November 13, 2003, p.3, 2003.

Two governments, one goal for farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.47, no.5, May 20, 2003, p.3, 2003.

The whimsical science.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Tales of Narcissus - The Looking Glass of Economic Science, edited by Craig Freedman and Rick Szostak. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2003, pp.175-187, 2003.

Why dairy cooperatives must cooperate.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.148, no.8, April 25, 2003, p.303, 2003.

10 reasons family farmers worry about mergers: Minnesota economist shares insights on business mergers, trends.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Successful Farming, v.100, no.6, April 2002, p.64, 2002.

Book review of 'Stolen Harvest, by Vandana Shiva. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2000'
Levins, Richard A.
IN: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.84, no.4, November 2002, pp.1180-1181, 2002.

Collective bargaining by dairy farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.46, no.8, August 20, 2002, p.3, 2002.

Cooperation upstages competition in new farm economy.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Land, v.26, no.20, September 27, 2002, p.4-5, 2002.

Cows and contentment.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Faribault Dairy News, February 13, 2002, 2002.

Dairy cooperatives in the age of Wal-Mart.
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at the Cooperative Action Conference, St. Paul, MN, November 1, 2002, 2002.

Do farmers need efficiency ... or economic power?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: CLAAS harvest times, no.4, April 2002, pp.1-2, 2002.

Do we need a milk marketing board in Minnesota?
Levins, Richard A.; Lazarus, William F.
IN: Dairy Star, March 9, 2002, p.4, 2002.

Do we need a milk marketing board in Minnesota?: board intended to address pricing problem.
Levins, Richard A.; Lazarus, William F.
IN: Agweek, v.17, no.31, March 11, 2002, p. 3, 2002.

Dwindling competition will mean higher food costs.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Aberdeen American News, December 01, 2002, 2002.

Farmers are providers of services we value.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agri News, v.27, no.2, January 10, 2002, p.A7, 2002.

Farmers hold the key to higher income.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.147, no.14, August 25, 2002, p.549, 2002.

Food costs and farm policy: win-win solutions for farmers and consumers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, November 15, 2002, p.3, 2002.

A foray into a strange world: but does the exercise answer the central question?: Book review of 'The Environment, Our Natural Resources, and Modern Technology, by Thomas R. DeGregori. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 2002'
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v.17, no.3, Summer 2002, pp.46-47, 2002.

Imagine ... a nine-million-cow dairy.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, v.147, no.19, November 2002, p.743, 2002.

In a new farm economy, cooperation upstages competition, efficiency.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: AgWeek, v.18, no.14, November 11, 2002, p.4, 2002.

Local comment: a lack of competition may hike food prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Detroit Free Press, November 27, 2002, 2002.

Managing risks and profits with market power.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at 2002 Risk and Profit Conference, Farmers Divided, August 15-16, 2002, Manhattan, Kansas, 2002.

The need for a milk marketing board in Minnesota.
Levins, Richard A.; Lazarus, William F.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, March 19, 2002, p.3, 2002.

New "commodity ag" could be profitable for farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Country Today, April 24, 2002, p.2B, 2002.

New "commodity agriculture" could be profitable for farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.46, no.4, April 23, 2002, p.3, 2002.

A new "commodity agriculture" could be profitable for farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Ortonville Independent, April 23, 2002, p.2B, 2002.

A new look at a giant in agriculture: book review of 'Invisible Giant: Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies, by Brewster Kneen. 2nd Edition. London, England: Pluto Press, 2002.'
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.46, no.12, December 17, 2002, p.3, 2002.

A new vision for agriculture and rural development on the plains and prairies of North America.
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at GrainWorld 2002, Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 26, 2002, 2002.

A new vision for agriculture and rural development on the plains and prairies of North America.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Greenbook 2002: sustaining people, land and communities. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program, 2002, pp. 5-7. 2002.

The nine million cow dairy.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at Vermont/New Hampshire Milk Marketing Study Group Meeting, Wells River, Vermont, July 15, 2002, 2002.

The nine million cow dairy: economist urges farmers to organize for fair prices.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Rural Vermont Farm Policy Network News, no. 14, July 2002, pp.1-2, 2002.

Only a commodity?
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at a farm meeting sponsored by the National Farmers Organization, Henning, Minnesota, April 5, 2002, 2002.

Only a commodity?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Family Farm Focus, Missouri Farmers Union, May-June 2002, p.7, 2002.

Only a commodity?; what's going on here?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agri News, v.27, no.17, April 25, 2002, p.A7, 2002.

Professor Cochrane goes to Washington.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Law and Politics Web Magazine, 2002, 2002.

Seeking new vision for agriculture.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Western Producer, June 27, 2002, p.8, 2002.

Swift County Farm Business Retention and Enhancement Program.
Haugaard, Craig; Levins, Richard A.
IN: Journal of Extension, v.40, no.2, April 2002, 2002. View Report: http://www.joe.org/joe/2002april/iw6.html

Ten reasons to worry about agribusiness mergers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.46, no.1, January 22, 2002, p.3, 2002.

What type of farms do we want?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Wise County Messenger, Decatur, Texas, March 21, 2002, 2002.

What type of farms do we want?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Daily Corinthian, Corinth, Mississippi, March 16, 2002, 2002.

What type of farms does America want?: my view.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Dodge City Daily Globe, March 26, 2002, 2002.

Where should farm payments go?: lots of questions should be answered.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: AgWeek, v.17, no.34, April 1, 2002, p.5, 2002.

Who's got the biggest SUV?: settle the question with a semi.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Star Tribune, February 10, 2002, 2002.

Beyond profitability: using economic indicators to measure farm sustainability.
Freyenberger, S.; Levins, Richard A.; Norman, D.; Rumsey, D.
IN: American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, v.16, no.1, 2001, pp.31-34. 2001.

Book review of "Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001"
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v.16, no.2, Second Quarter 2001, p.47, 2001.

Book review: "Rats in the Grain, by James B. Lieber. New York, NY: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000"
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v.16, no.1, First Quarter 2001, p.47, 2001.

Collective bargaining by farmers: time for a fresh look?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v.16, no.4, 4th Quarter, 2001, pp.15-18, 2001.

Do farmers need efficiency ... or economic power?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Hoard's Dairyman, November 2001, p.711, 2001.

An essay on farm income.
Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, 2001. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/13559

Family farm legislation: a lesson from the snail darter.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.45, no.5, May 22, 2001, p.8, 2001.

Family farm legislation: who are we protecting?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Sustainable Agriculture, v.9, no.6, June 2001, pp. 1-2, 2001.

Family farm legislation: who are we protecting?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Vegetable Growers News, v.35, no.6, June 2001, p.34. 2001.

Family farm legislation: who are we protecting?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Land, August 17, 2001, p.7A, 2001.

Farmers should look at collective bargaining.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Land, v.25, no.18, August 31, 2001, p.2, 4, 2001.

Generic environmental impact statement on animal agriculture in Minnesota: final technical working paper on topics D, E. and F: economic structures, profitability and external costs.
Lazarus, William F.; Guess-Murphy, Steffanie; Keeney, Dennis R.; Levins, Richard A.; Morse, George W.; Phillips, Carl V.; Schimmel, Joseph G.
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, 2001.

Is it time for a fresh look at collective bargaining by farmers?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Illinois Agrinews, June 29, 2001, p.A7, 2001.

Is it time for a fresh look at collective bargaining by farmers?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.45, no.6, July 17, 2001, p.8, 2001.

Need to look at farming differently.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Land, v.25, no.26, December 21, 2001, pp.2-3, 2001.

New national farm policy goal should be more U.S. farmers, not fewer.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Agriculture, v.45, no.12, December 18, 2001, p.3, 2001.

New policy goal should be more farmers, not fewer.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Sustainable Agriculture, v.9, no.12, December 2001, p.1-2, 2001.

New policy goal should be more farmers, not fewer.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Northern Star, v.39, no.43, December 27, 2001, p.4, 2001.

New policy goal should be more farmers, not fewer; small farms should be saved.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: AgWeek, v.17, no.21, December 31, 2001, p.5, 2001.

Phosphorus balance in Minnesota feedlot permitting.
Schimmel, Joseph G.; Levins, Richard A.; Keeney, Dennis R.
IN: Generic environmental impact statement on animal agriculture in Minnesota: final technical working paper on topics D, E. and F: economic structures, profitability and external costs, by William F. Lazarus, et al. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, 2001, pp. IV-1 - IV-12, 2001. View Report: http://www.apec.umn.edu/faculty/wlazarus/section3bm.pdf

Rice and Steele Counties agriculture business retention and enhancement program research report.
Haar, Daniel; Levins, Richard A.; Darger, Michael.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2001.

Rice and Steele Counties agriculture business retention and enhancement program; summary report.
Haar, Daniel; Levins, Richard A.; Darger, Michael.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Program, 2001. View Report: http://www3.extension.umn.edu/projects/bre/program/Rice-SteeleSum.PDF

Why don't we have sustainable agriculture now?
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at Eighth Annual Meeting of Innovative Farmers of Ohio, Wooster, Ohio, January 27, 2001, 12 pages. 2001.

Working with skeptical consumers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Successful Farming, v.99, no.1, January 2001, Special Bonus Page, 2001.

Are you a farmer or an investor?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Land Stewardship Letter, volume 18, no.5, November 2000, pp.2-3, 2000.

Down on the new McDonald's franchise farm: in America today, agriculture and farming aren't necessarily the same thing.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: St. Paul Legal Ledger, September 11, 2000, 2000.

Farmers and agribusiness: partners or competitors?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: A Food and Agriculture Policy for the 21st Century, edited by Michael C. Stumo. Lincoln, NE: Organization for Competitive Markets, 2000, pp. 79-84. 2000.

The food system: a holistic policy approach.
Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, 2000. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/13666

Like we've always said, farmers need a bargaining unit.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Newsletter, v.28, no.3, December 2000, p.4. 2000.

A new generation of power.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v.15, no.2, Second Quarter 2000, pp. 43-46, 2000.

The new McDonald's farm: agriculture and farming not the same thing.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agweek, September 4, 2000, p. 5, 2000.

The new McDonald's farm: agriculture and farming not the same thing.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Living on a Few Acres, v.4, no.3, 3rd Quarter 2000, pp. 4-5. 2000.

River project benefits unlikely to aid farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Star Tribune, July 17, 2000, p. A11, 2000.

River project not likely to benefit farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Agri-News, v.25, no.35, August 31, 2000, p.A5, 2000.

River proposal unlikely to benefit farmers.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: West Central Tribune, July 21, 2000, p.A4, 2000.

Some thoughts on supply control.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at the Canadian National Farmers Union 31st National Convention, Saskatoon, November 29, 2000, 2000.

When soybean wars go nuclear: battle between U.S., Argentine farmers could have profound effect in both countries.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: AgWeek, v.16, no. 12, October 30, 2000, p.4, 2000.

Will it really help farmers? The Upper Mississippi River navigation project.
Levins, Richard A.; Rice, Philip W.; Sawin, Elizabeth R.
Minneapolis, MN: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2000.

Will the Mississippi River project benefits actually trickle down to farmers?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 19, 2000, p.B7, 2000.

Willard Cochrane and the American family farm.
Levins, Richard A.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2000.

Swift County agriculture business retention and enhancement strategies program; research report
Swift County farm business retention and enhancement strategies program; research report.
Levins, Richard A.; Darger, Michael; Carlson, Ellen; Crewdson, Bud; Rosemeier, Dorothy.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, 1999.

Swift County farm business retention and enhancement program; summary report.
Levins, Richard A.; Darger, Michael; Carlson, Ellen.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, 1999. View Report: http://www3.extension.umn.edu/projects/bre/program/swiftsummary.pdf

Testimony.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at Minnesota House Democratic Committee on Rural Issues, Alexandria, MN, August 25, 1999, 1999.

Will 'Kervorkian economics' destroy family farms?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Leopold Letter, vol. 11, no. 4, Winter 1999, pp. 4-5. 1999.

Are water quality regulations giving manure a bad name?
Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, 1998. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/13186

Economics of Alternative Grazing Systems.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at 23rd Annual Minnesota Forage Conference, Grand Rapids, MN, February 5, 1998, 7 pages. 1998.

Feedlot regulations reconsidered.
Levins, Richard A.; Hamilton, Lynn L.; Onianwa, Okwudili O.
IN: Soils, fertilizer and agricultural pesticides short course and exposition, 48th annual, December 15-17, 1998, Minneapolis; proceedings. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, Professional Education and Conference Planning, 1998, pp.15-19. 1998.

Local economic impacts of Conservation Reserve Program enrollments: a sub-county analysis.
Hamilton, Lynn L.; Levins, Richard A.
Presented at Sixth Joint Conference on Food, Agriculture and the Environment, Minneapolis, MN, August 31-September 2, 1998, 10 pages. 1998. View Report: http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/mn/c6hami01.pdf

Local economic impacts of conservation reserve program enrollments: a sub-county analysis.
Hamilton, Lynn L.; Levins, Richard A.
IN: Proceedings of the 6th joint conference on food, agriculture and the environment, Minneapolis, MN, August 31-September 2, 1998, edited by Tiziano Tempesta and Mara Thiene. Padova, Italy: University of Padova; St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy, 1998, pp. 147-153. 1998. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/14486

Should we adopt farmland?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Land Stewardship Letter, v. 16, no. 6, December 1998, pp. 2-3, 1998.

Manure Application Planner (MAP): conversion and use in Italy.
Richardson, D. Wynn; Boggia, Antonio; Schmitt, Michael A.; Levins, Richard A.
Presented at 11th International Farm Management Congress, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 14-19, 1997. 1997.

Manure Application Planner (MAP): software for environmental and economical nutrient planning.
Schmitt, M.A.; Levins, Richard A.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
IN: Journal of Production Agriculture, v. 10, no. 3, July-September 1997, pp. 363-364, 441-446. 1997.

Extension programming for teaching manure management to farmers.
Levins, Richard A.; Schmitt, Michael A.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
IN: Review of Agricultural Economics, v. 18, no.2, May 1996, pp.275-280. 1996.

Faculty incentives for land grant research in sustainable agriculture.
Levins, Richard A.; Beck, Michele.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, 1996.

A farmer's-eye view of profits.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: The Land Stewardship Letter, v. 14, no. 5, October/November 1996, pp. 2-3, 1996.

Feedlot regulations reconsidered.
Levins, Richard A.; Hamilton, Lynn L.; Onianwa, Okwudili O.
IN: Getting the most from your manure resource: managing your on-farm animal waste system; conference proceedings, September 1996, edited by M.V. Rudstrom. Winnipeg, Canada: University of Manitoba, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, 1996, pages 35-39. 1996.

Grazing looks best with new financial system.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Pasture Talk, v. 2, no. 8, August 1996, p. 4, 1996.

An interview with Willard Cochrane.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v. 11, no. 2, Second Quarter 1996, pp. 17-19, 1996.

Manure application planner, version 3.0.
Levins, Richard A.; Schmitt, Michael A.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
IN: Getting the most from your manure resource: managing your on-farm animal waste system; conference proceedings, September 1996, edited by M.V. Rudstrom. Winnipeg, Canada: University of Manitoba, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, 1996, pages 41-47. 1996.

Monitoring sustainable agriculture with conventional financial data.
Levins, Richard A.
White Bear Lake, MN: Land Stewardship Project, 1996.

The treadmill revisited.
Levins, Richard A.; Cochrane, Willard W.
IN: Land Economics, v.72, no.4, November 1996, pp.550-553. 1996.

Agriculture and rural society.
Levins, Richard A.
Paper presented at the Conference "Dealing with Controversial Issues: Livestock Expansion in Southern Minnesota," Lake Crystal, MN, June 22, 1995, 1995.

The changing structure of agriculture: a social science perspective.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at National Association of Country Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Bloomington, MN, August 24, 1995, 8 pages. 1995.

Computer programs to assist with manure nutrient management: a symposium and software demonstration.
Schmitt, Michael A.; Levins, Richard A.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
Presented at Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, 87th, St. Louis, MO, October 30-31, 1995, 5 pages. 1995.

Green programs: a corn belt example of one way to reduce nitrogen use.
Levins, Richard A.; Schmitt, Michael A.
IN: Choices, v.10, no.2, Second Quarter 1995, pp.24-26, 1995.

Long run economic implications of manure management.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Babcock Institute Technical Workshop, Nutrient Management, Manure and the Dairy Industry: European Perspectives and Wisconsin's Challenges, Madison, WI, August 31-September 1, 1994; Proceedings. Karen Nielsen, compiler. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Babcock Institute, 1995, pp. 158- 163. 1995.

Manure Application Planner gets a new look.
Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service, 1995.

MAP, manure application planner, user's manual.
Schmitt, Michael A.; Richardson, D. Wynn; Levins, Richard A.; Hawkins, Richard O.; Craven, Robert H.; Klair, Kevin; Loppnow, Rann R.; Nordquist, Dale W.; Whitney, James.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Farm Financial Management, 1995.

Women who farm: wider attention to a growing subgroup.
Zeuli, Kimberly A.; Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, 1995.

A comparison of traditional worksheet and linear programming methods for teaching manure application planning.
Schmitt, M.A.; Levins, Richard A.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
IN: Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, v.23, no.1, Spring 1994, pp.23-26. 1994.

Computer assisted manure application planning.
Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service, 1994.

Farm spending and local selling: how do they match up?
Chism, John W.; Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1994.

Long run economic implications of manure management.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at Babcock Institute Technical Workshop, Nutrient Management, Manure and the Dairy Industry: European Perspectives and Wisconsin's Challenges, Madison, WI, August 31-September 1, 1994, 24 pages. 1994.

Minnesota's feedlot ordinance: what does it mean for cattle feeders?
Schimmel, Joseph G.; Chism, John; Levins, Richard A.
IN: Minnesota Cattleman, February/March 1994, pp.18-19. 1994.

What about farming's social environment?
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Land Stewardship Letter, v.12, no.3, August/September 1994, p.2. 1994.

Clean water impact statement: managing livestock manure.
Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service, 1993.

Manure application planner: a software program for manure management plans; abstract.
Schmitt, M.A.; Levins, Richard A.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
IN: Agronomy Abstracts, 1992 Annual Meetings of American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America and Clay Minerals Society, Minneapolis, November 1-6, 1992. Madison: American Society of Agronomy, 1993, p.83. 1993.

Eliminating off-farm nitrogen: a case study.
Person, Howard; Levins, Richard A.
IN: Journal of Production Agriculture, v.5, no.4, October-December 1992, pp.420-422, 1992.

Manure Application Planner user's manual.
Levins, Richard A.; Schmitt, Michael A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Farm Financial Management University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service, 1992.

Manure application planner <video cassette>
Levins, Richard A., narrator.
Washington, DC: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service, Center for Farm Financial Management, 1992.

Surprising results.
Levins, Richard A.; Warren, Dona D.
IN: Methodus, v.4, no.1, June 1992, pp.58-64, 1992.

Taxation as a means of reducing nitrogen fertilizer use in Minnesota corn production.
Onianwa, Odili; Alderfer, Richard D.; Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1992. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/13281

The Whimsical science.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Review of Agricultural Economics, v.14, no.1, January 1992, pp.139-151, 1992.

Farming deals: Minnesota style.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v.6, no.3, Third Quarter 1991, pp.36-37, 1991.

Tenure in agricultural economics: a five-year review.
Boehlje, Michael D.; Levins, Richard A.
IN: Review of Agricultural Economics, v.13, no.2, July 1991, pp.293-298, 1991.

Agricultural planning expert: a model of farm enterprise selection.
Levins, Richard A.; Rego, Winston T.
IN: Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.22, no.2, December 1990, pp.63-68, 1990. View Report: http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/sjae/22020063.pdf

The commercial potential for producing horticultural crops in northern Minnesota.
Grinager, John; Riehle, Joe; Roed, Larry; Nyvall, Robert; Levins, Richard A.
n.p. 1990.

Extension's role in educational software versus decision aid software.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at Software Design and Development for the Direct Support of Extension Programs and Extension Field Staff Symposium, Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, Little Rock, February 6, 1990, 4 pages. 1990.

Reducing nitrogen applications to manured corn: an opportunity to save money and protect the environment.
Legg, Thomas; Lazarus, William F.; Levins, Richard A.; Schmitt, Mike.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1990. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/14227

SMART Planetor technical notes, version 1.1.
Hawkins, Richard O.; Levins, Richard A.; Nordquist, Dale W.; Craven, Robert H.; Klair, Kevin; Loppnow, Rann R.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Farm Financial Management, 1990.

Sustaining and managing agricultural resources for tomorrow; user's manual for SMART BUDGETOR, version 1.x.
Hawkins, Richard O.; Levins, Richard A.; Nordquist, Dale W.; Craven, Robert H.; Klair, Kevin; Loppnow, Rann R.; Richardson, D. Wynn.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Farm Financial Management, 1990.

Tenure in agricultural economics: a five-year review.
Boehlje, Michael D.; Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1990. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/14095

The ABC's of alternative agriculture.
Levins, Richard A.; Donnelly, Daniel J.
IN: Farm management: how to achieve your farm business goals. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1989, pp. 57-61. (Yearbook of agriculture 1989) 1989.

APEX, agricultural planning expert, user's manual.
Levins, Richard A.; Rego, Winston T.; Donnelly, Daniel J.; Lu, Yao-chi.
College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1989.

Commodity programs and sustainable cash grain farming.
Lyman, Bruce E.; Levins, Richard A.; Schmitt, Michael A.; Lazarus, William F.
IN: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, v.45, no.1, January-February 1990, pp.86-87, 1989.

Finding your competitive advantage in agriculture at the farm, regional and national levels
Finding your competitive advantage in agriculture, I. a base book.
Ikerd, John; Glover, Bob; Purcell, Joe; Rosson, Par; Scearce, Keith; Cornelius, Jim; Moore, Kevin; Dangerfield, Coleman; Levins, Richard A.; McGrann, Jim; Jones, Bruce.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Service, 1989.

On farmers whole solve equations.
Levins, Richard A.
IN: Choices, v.4, no.4, fourth quarter 1989, pp.8-10. 1989.

Reducing field losses of nitrogen: is erosion control enough?
Roka, Fritz M.; Levins, Richard A.; Lessley, Billy V.; Magette, William L.
IN: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, v.45, no.1, January-February 1990, pp.144-147, 1989.

Software for success.
Donnelly, Daniel J.; Swecker, Edward; Levins, Richard A.; Caillavet, Dewitt C.
IN: Extension Review, v. 60, no. 1, Spring 1989, p. 38, 1989.

A Software Package for Teaching Farm Planning.
Levins, Richard A.; Johnson, Dale M.
IN: Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.21, no.1, July 1989, pp. 157-162, 1989.

Agricultural supply response and industry structure.
Levins, Richard A.; Lopez, Ramon E.
College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1988.

Computer simulations and expert systems.
Levins, Richard A.; Brown, Earl H.
IN: Agricultural Education Magazine, March 1988, pp.6-7, 1988.

Expert systems and farm profitability.
Levins, Richard A.
Presented at Second International Conference on Computers in Agricultural Extension Programs, Orlando, FL, February 10-11, 1988, 1988.

Expert systems and sugar cane management.
Levins, Richard A.; Alvarez, Jose.
Presented at Inter-American Sugar Cane Seminar, Miami, Florida, September 21-23, 1988, 1988.

Finding your agricultural advantage.
Levins, Richard A.; Johnson, D.M.
Presented at Second International Conference on Computers in Agricultural Extension Programs, Orlando, FL, February 10-11, 1988, 1988.

On farmers who solve equations.
Levins, Richard A.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1988. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/13880

Soybean trader: a microcomputer simulation of international agricultural trade.
Levins, Richard A.; Brown, Earl H.; Rosson, C. Parr.
IN: Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 20, no. 1, July 1988, pp. 153-157, 1988.

The economics of leasing versus buying farm equipment.
Levins, Richard A.
College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Cooperative Extension Service, 1987.

An expert diagnostic aid for reproductive problems in dairy cattle.
Levins, Richard A.; Varner, Mark A.
IN: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, v.2, 1987, pp.47-56, 1987.

EXPERT/R: the computer as a diagnostic aid.
Varner, Mark A.; Levins, Richard A.
IN: Journal of Extension, v.25, Winter 1987, pp.11-12, 1987. View Report: http://www.joe.org/joe/1987winter/a3.html

Microcomputers as management tools in the sugar cane industry.
Alvarez, J.; Levins, Richard A.; Smiley, S.M.
New York, NY: Elsevier, 1985.

Rail/truck competition for grain traffic in Minnesota: implications for rate making.
Michaels, Gregory H.; Levins, Richard A.; Fruin, Jerry E.
IN: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.64, no.2, May 1982, pp.276-279, 1982.

Rail and truck rates under public regulation: corn and soybean transportation in Minnesota, 1970-79.
Michaels, Gregory H.; Levins, Richard A.; Fruin, Jerry E.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1981. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/14220

Distribution cost reduction as an incentive for coal conversion.
Fruin, Jerry E.; Levins, Richard A.; Wilson, Douglas.
IN: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.62, no.1, February 1980, pp.118-123, 1980.

Transportation requirements for Minnesota corn exports.
Levins, Richard A.; Fruin, Jerry E.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1980. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/13451

Western coal transportation and transshipping costs for Minnesota.
Fruin, Jerry E.; Wilson, Douglas; Levins, Richard A.; Crnkovich, Robert.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1979. View Report: http://purl.umn.edu/8479

An analysis of the national coal economy and a marginal producing region, 1976-1990.
Levins, Richard A.; Boehlje, Michael D.; Otte, J.A.; Libbin, J.D.
Ames, IA: Iowa State University, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, 1976.