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Risk, cost-share payments, and adoption of cover crops and no-till

K.M. Campbell, C.N. Boyer, D.M. Lambert, C.D. Clark and S.A. Smith
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation March 2021, 76 (2) 166-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00027

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Risk, cost-share payments, and adoption of cover crops and no-till
K.M. Campbell, C.N. Boyer, D.M. Lambert, C.D. Clark, S.A. Smith
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Mar 2021, 76 (2) 166-174; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.2021.00027
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