Adoption of win-win, environment-oriented, and profit-oriented practices among livestock farmers

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 218-227

  Gedikoglu, H ^a   McCann, L M J ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrient management; Technology adoption; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ECONOMETRICS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN; WATER QUALITY;

IOWA; MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84861569652     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.3.218     Document Type: Review

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