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Understanding the market for cover crop seeds in the United States: Background and potential policy directions

Lais Bastos Martins, Roderick M. Rejesus, Chris Reberg-Horton and Robert L. Myers
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation September 2021, 76 (5) 83A-88A; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.0820A
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