Use of soil and water protection practices among farmers in the North Central Region of the United States

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 723-735

  Napier, Ted L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption behavior; Agricultural production systems; Farm management; Soil and water conservation; Watershed

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; FARMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION POLICY; FARM MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IOWA; MINNESOTA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034255084     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb04301.x     Document Type: Article

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