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Public communication of soil conservation practices: A large-scale content analysis of Wisconsin’s agricultural trade publications

K. Chen and B. Shaw
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation March 2022, 77 (2) 184-197; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00167
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