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The forest and agriculture sectors are linked by having a portion of their land bases suitable for use in either sector …. A substantial part of the southern land base is suitable for either forestry or agriculture use, with most of … forestation on U.S. agriculture land in the South. We examine how land exchanges between forestry and agriculture are influenced …
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This paper introduces and briefly discusses the economics of two important trade and environment policy issues …
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The inclusion of cover crops in cropping systems brings direct and indirect costs and benefits. Farmers will adopt and utilize cover crops as long as the perceived benefit of using them is positive. This paper examines the demographic and management factors affecting the adoption and perceived...
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This study examines the relationship between urban forests and household income and population density in the 149 cities with populations over 40,000 in nine southeastern states. Our empirical results show that urban forest percentage across the cities has characteristics of the environmental...
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-term drought periods but is also characterized by a substantial irrigated agriculture sector and a rapidly growing population …, conversion of rights from agriculture to urban, improving both agricultural irrigation field distribution and urban use …
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A new, post-industrial, paradigm for agriculture is emerging under the concept of sustainable agriculture. The … base degradation. The role of farm size in this transformation to a more sustainable agriculture is the issue addressed …
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Nitrate contamination of municipal and domestic well water supplies is becoming an increasing problem in many rural and urban areas, raising the cost of providing safe drinking water. The objective of this paper is to describe a marketable permit scheme that can effectively manage nitrate...
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This study examines U.S. crop producers’ perceptions of climate change, its effects on crop agriculture, and likely …, modify lease arrangements, and exit farming in response to extreme weather caused by climate change. …
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implementation of regulatory tools to achieve water conservation objectives. Two articles focus on Texas water issues and the third …
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The paper examines the joint adoption of conservation tillage, crop rotations, and soil testing by small and limited …-resource farmers in the Southeast. The objectives are to determine the potential eligibility of small farmers for the Conservation … conservation practices. Results indicate that conservation management, ethnicity, and farm characteristics affect practice adoption …
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