Factors that affect the adoption decision of conservation tillage in the Prairie region of Canada

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-275

  Davey, Kelly A ^a   Furtan, W Hartley ^b  

^a Market Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 47649096183     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2008.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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