A Study of 11 Wisconsin Organic Farmers' Characteristics, Productuion Methods and Information-seeking Behavior |
Contents
Information Seeking and Organic Farmers | 13 |
METHODOLOGY | 17 |
Types of Respondents | 22 |
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