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Conservation Reserve Program enrollment decisions in the Prairie Pothole Region

C. Wachenheim, D.C. Roberts, N. Dhingra, W. Lesch and J. Devney
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2018, 73 (3) 337-352; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.3.337
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