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regional economy from agricultural uses of post-CRP lands exceeded lost recreational expenditures in all scenarios evaluated. …
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Land values calculated with the current North Dakota agricultural land valuation model were compared with values calculated by capitalizing the average cash rent for each county. Results showed there was a significant difference in cropland values, but there was no significant difference in...
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Over one-half (57%) of the 1,757 respondents to a random survey of North Dakota households agree that all remaining natural wetlands in the state should be preserved. Nearly two- thirds (63%) of the respondents support compensating landowners for preserving wetlands. However, the amount most...
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This study summarizes an analysis of uniform, topographical and other site-specific soil fertility testing procedures based on observations of various crops at various locations in North Dakota and one location in Minnesota for 2001 through 2004. Results showed little difference in economic...
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This paper examines attributes that influence the price on hunting leases in Denmark. Landowners have the right to hunt … on their land and the possibility to lease out this hunting right. The lease of hunting rights contributes to the … for hunting. The analysis utilizes detailed information obtained from 751 hunting contract leaseholders. The hedonic …
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Tackling the problem of ecosystem services degradation is an important policy challenge. Different types of economic instruments have been employed by conservation agencies to meet this challenge. Notable among them are Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes that pay private landowners to...
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The purpose of this study is to examine the possible local impacts of cap-and-trade climate policy on agricultural producers in the Northern Plains. This study explicitly considers farmer behavior with respect to agricultural opportunity in carbon offset provision and ability of adaptation to...
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This paper analyzes the impact of expansion in biofuels on the global economy, income distribution and poverty. It utilizes simulation results of two World Bank models: a global computable general equilibrium (CGE) model integrated with biofuels, land-use, and climate change modules, and a...
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Even though recent discussions on food prices and indirect land use change point atpotential conflicts associated with the production of biofuels the appraisal of biofuels as an effective instrument to slow down climate change and reduce energy dependency still prevails. The EU Renewable Energy...
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We develop a two-stage, multinomial logit model of UK land use to investigate the impact of policychanges upon agriculture. The model utilizes a large panel database covering the entirety of Englandand Wales for 14 years between 1969 and 2004 integrated with the economic and physicalenvironment...
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