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Integrating Spatial Dimension into Jointly Dynamic Groundwater Extraction
Zhanga, Hongliang; Antle, John - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
use. We developed a spatial agricultural groundwater extraction model by coupling a hydrological model and a contamination … migration model. We find that the optimal groundwater extraction is reduced if spatial interactions are incorporated, and that … spatial heterogeneities such as crop varieties and soil types affect individual extraction. The socially optimal paths of …
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Which is the lower-cost conservation strategy: long- or short-term agreements?
Hansen, LeRoy; Hellerstein, Daniel - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Historically, long-term agreements offer an upfront payment as opposed to a series of annual payments. Past research suggests that public preferences for upfront payments are greater than the present-value sum of a series of annual payments. If this condition holds, then program costs can be...
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Eco-efficiency of Alternative Cropping Systems Managed in an Agricultural Watershed
Yiridoe, Emmanuel K.; Amon-Armah, Frederick; Hebb, Dale; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
The eco-efficiency index (EEI) framework has been used to determine economically and environmentally optimal nitrogen (N) fertilizer application rates for some pollutants (such as greenhouse gas emissions) for selected agricultural production systems. However, previous EEI applications have...
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Analyzing higher moments of nitrogen response for risk efficient fertilizer application in wheat and corn production
Meyer-Aurich, Andreas; Gandorfer, Markus; Rajsic, Predrag - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
• The question of optimal fertilizer intensity has a long history and is still relevant from several perspectives. • While it is obvious that the optimal input use contributes to economic benefits for the farmer, understanding the economically optimal use of nitrogen fertilizer may help to...
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Pudrición del Cogollo Disease: The Effects and Value of a Resistant Oil Palm Variety
Grogan, Kelly A.; Mosquera, Mauricio - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Pudrición del Cogollo (PC) is a major threat to the Colombian oil palm industry. This article develops a forestry model to obtain the optimal control strategy and optimal moment of replanting after PC attacks. Three cases are considered: a benchmark consisting of an oil palm field with no PC...
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Factors influencing the spatial distribution of biogas production in Germany
Scholz, Lukas; Meyer-Aurich, Andreas; Kirschke, Dieter - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
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Measuring the Energy Savings from Tree Shade
Maher, Joe - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
The energy savings from tree shade coincide with peak electricity demand during summer months, creating an opportunity for utilities to use tree protection policies as demand side management tools. We apply a quasi-experimental research design to identify the change in residential energy caused...
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The Relative Price of Agriculture: The Effect of Food Security on the Social Cost of Carbon
Howard, Peter H.; Sterner, Thomas - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
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Sustainable Biofuels, Marginal Agricultural Lands, and Farm Supply Response: Micro-Evidence for Southwest Wisconsin
Mooney, Daniel F.; Barham, Bradford L.; Lian, Chang - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
inelastic short-run supply, but some heterogeneity in reservation price across farm types and attitudes suggests that spatial …
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A Differential Game Approach to Adoption of Conservation Practices
Parcell, Joe L.; Gedikoglu, Haluk - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Agricultural production can degrade water sources through leaching of nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural land to surface and ground water sources. To minimize the pollution from agricultural production, the U.S. Department of Agriculture promotes adoption of conservation practices....
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