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Patterns of cover crop use, adoption, and impacts among Indiana farmers

Stephen Michael LiraDepartment of Strategic Alliances, Noble Research Institute, Ardmore, OK, USA;Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University College of Agriculture, West Lafayette, IN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Wallace E TynerDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University College of Agriculture, West Lafayette, IN, USAView further author information
Pages 373-386 | Received 23 Jun 2017, Accepted 22 Jan 2018, Published online: 07 Feb 2018

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