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Targeting has become the buzz word in the national agri-environmental policy reform in Finland. It is generally accepted that more environmental benefits could be reaped by implementing environmental protection measures where they have the biggest positive impact. However, considering one of the...
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. Optimal nitrogen rates are calculated for two yield response functions: linear response plateau and quadratic. Nonstochastic … are small since optimal nitrogen rates do not differ greatly between stochastic and nonstochastic models. …
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increases in nitrogen application (and potential runoffs). This result suggests that concerns about adverse environmental …
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Agricultural activities have been identified as major contributors to the non-point pollution of the Chesapeake Bay. Low-input agricultural practices are being considered to reduce pollution in areas adjoining the Chesapeake Bay. A multiperiod mathematical programming model was used to examine...
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proposed policy options in the Upper Waikato catchment. In the first phase nitrogen emissions are determined for representative …
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Policymakers are concerned about nitrogen and phosphorus export to water bodies. Exports may be reduced by paying … evaluate the cost-effectiveness of practice and performance incentives for reducing nitrogen exports. Performance incentives …
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benefits through a reduction in losses due to cold and an increase in yield from the better use of nitrogen by the cold …
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. Specifically, it investigates the economic impact of SSNM, focusing on SSNM-induced changes in the yield, profit, nitrogen use and … profit by $150 per hectare. It has no statistically significant effect on the amount of pesticide and nitrogen use of farmers …
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-maximizing nitrogen rates, yields, and net returns for corn grown after corn, cotton, and soybeans. The stochastic response functions were … best. The profit-maximizing nitrogen rates were similar for corn after corn, cotton, and soybeans, but relative to corn …
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