Science in the Supply Chain: Collaboration Opportunities for Advancing Sustainable Agriculture in the United States

Agricultural and Environmental Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-6

  Thomson, Allison M ^a   Ramsey, Stewart ^b   Barnes, Ed ^c   Basso, Bruno ^d   Eve, Marlen ^e   Gennet, Sasha ^f   Grassini, Patricio ^g   Kliethermes, Brandon ^b   Matlock, Marty ^h   McClellen, Eileen ⁱ   Spevak, Ed ^j   Snyder, Clifford S ^k   Tomer, Mark D ^e   van Kessel, Chris ^l   West, Tristram ^m   Wick, Grant ^a  

^a Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture   (United States)

^b FEKETE ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^c Agricultural and Environmental Research Division   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

ⁱ ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

^j SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^k International Plant Nutrition Institute   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

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EID: 85026875431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24719625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/ael2017.05.0015     Document Type: Note

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