Farmers’ attitudes and behavior toward sustainable agriculture

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-44

  Petrzelka, Peggy ^a   Korsching, Peter F ^a   Malia, James E ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0042115712     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958964.1996.9942814     Document Type: Article

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