Farmer Attitudes toward Proactive Targeting of Agricultural Conservation Programs

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 625-641

  Arbuckle, J Gordon ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adoption; attitudes; best management practices; disproportionality; targeted conservation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; TARGETING;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878162655     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2012.671450     Document Type: Article

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