Development of a farmer typology of agricultural conservation behavior in the american corn belt

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 93-102

  Daloǧlu, Irem ^a   Nassauer, Joan Iverson ^a   Riolo, Rick L ^a   Scavia, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ABM; Agricultural policy; Agroecosystem; Farmer typology; SWAT; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; LAND TENURE; TYPOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

CORN BELT; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84903818453     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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