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Research Article

New Zealand dairy farm effluent, irrigation and soil biota management for sustainability: Farmer priorities and monitoring

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Article: 1221636 | Received 06 Jun 2016, Accepted 04 Aug 2016, Published online: 26 Aug 2016

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