Family Farm or Corporate America: Who'll Serve Supper?
Harold F. Breimyer and General Harold Oppenheimer
Monday, 29 Jan 1979 at 8:00 pm – Gallery, Memorial Union
Dr. Harold Breimyer is professor of economics at the University of Missouri. He served as president of the American Agriculture Economics association in 1968-69. In 1973 the Association named him a "Fellow." From 1936 to 1966, he served in many capacities with the United States Department fo Agriculture. Breimyer attended Ohio State University, University of California, an received his Ph.D. from American University in 1960.General Harold Oppenheimer chairs the Board of Oppenheimer Industries, a corporation which provides agricultural and livestock investment opportunities to private businesses and individuals. The corporation offers clients services in property acquisition, farm and ranch management and sale lease back operations. The members of the Board are somewhat unique in that, like General Oppenheimer, they all have a military background. Oppenheimer Industries has been associated with agriculture since 1910.
Part of the National Affairs Series: America's Economic System: Is It Obsolete?
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