Testing the empirical relationship between best Management practice adoption and farm profitability

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 489-504

  Valentin, Luc ^a   Bernardo, Daniel J ^a   Kastens, Terry L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 23344438049     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2004.00195.x     Document Type: Review

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