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Farmer adoption of cover crops in the western Lake Erie basin

E. Burnett, R.S. Wilson, A. Heeren and J. Martin
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation March 2018, 73 (2) 143-155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.2.143
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