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Upper Midwest farmer perceptions: Too much uncertainty about impacts of climate change to justify changing current agricultural practices

L.W. Morton, G. Roesch-McNally and A.K. Wilke
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2017, 72 (3) 215-225; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.72.3.215
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