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  1.  Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). 2014. Report of the 2013-14 Cover Crops Survey. CTIC and North Central SARE. sare.org/2013-cover-crop-survey.
  2. Altieri, M., and H. Wilson. 2010. Restoring Plant Diversity and Soil Health in Napa and Sonoma Vineyards: Scaling Up an Agroecologically Based Pest Management Strategy. Project funded by USDA-SARE. To access, visit sare.org/project-reports and search by project number FW08-311.
  3. Clark, A. (ed.). 2007. Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd ed. SARE: College Park, MD. sare.org/mccp.
  4. Altieri, M., C. Nicholls, and M. Fritz. 2005. Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies. SARE: College Park, MD. sare.org/manage-insects.
  5. Tallman, S. 2012. No-Till Case Study, Miller Farm: Restoring Grazing Land with Cover Crops. The National Center for Appropriate Technology – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (NCAT-ATTRA): Butte, MT.
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  16. Johnson, R., and K. Sieving. 2013. Do Human Modified Landscapes Affect Solitary Bee Diversity, Foraging, and Reproduction in Northern Florida?. Project funded by USDA-SARE. To access, visit sare.org/project-reports and search by project number GS10-092.
  17. Salon, P. R. 2012. Diverse Cover Crop Mixes for Good Soil Health. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center: Corning, NY.
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  25. Blaauw, B., and R. Isaacs. 2011. Native Plant Conservation Strips for Sustainable Pollination and Pest Control in Fruit Crops. Project funded by USDA-SARE. To access, visit sare.org/project-reports and search by project number LNC08-297.
  26. Walton, N. 2009. Evaluation of Supplemental Flowering Plant Strips for Sustainable Enhancement of Beneficial Insects. Project funded by USDA-SARE. To access, visit sare.org/project-reports and search by project number GNC07-086.
  27. Hopwood, J., M. Vaughan, M. Shepherd, D. Biddinger, E. Mader, S. H. Black, and C. Mazzacano. 2012. Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees?. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Portland, OR. www.xerces.org/neonicotinoids-and-bees.
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  32. Schomberg, H. 2004. Enhancing Sustainability in Cotton Production Through Reduced Chemical Inputs, Cover Crops, and Conservation Tillage. Project funded by USDA-SARE. To access, visit sare.org/project-reports and search by project number LS01-121.