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Khakbazan, Mohammad; Monreal, M.; Derksen, D.A.; Zentner, Robert P.. |
A serious concern about the sustainability of existing production systems has resulted from the low profitability of agriculture and the deterioration of the natural resource base. As a result of these concerns, increased attention has been given to alternative farming practices in order to decrease the use of fossil fuels, to enhance the efficiency of nitrogen fertilization, and to increase the implementation of conservation tillage practices. Farmers are recommended to include pulse crop into their rotation since legumes form symbiotic associations with bacteria that can fix atmospheric N2 reducing the need of nitrogen fertilizer application and the emission of greenhouse gas (GHG) production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the economics of... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34197 |
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Khakbazan, Mohammad; Hamilton, Cliff; Belcher, Kenneth W.. |
The adoption and use of diversified cropping practices has become widely accepted by producers. However, the profitability of an enterprise is dependent on the biophysical and economic factors. The biophysical factors determine the enterprise relationship among the various crops, their interactions with the ecosystem, and how each of them fits into the overall management plan. The economic factors determine the relative advantage of each crop and service in the farm plan. Although there have been experimental studies in Canada examining the impacts of rotations on the agronomics of field crops, there is limited research in modeling economic and environmental dynamics of the potato production system. Potato production in Manitoba has rapidly increased in... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34167 |
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