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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
An Analysis of the Role of Tile-Drained Farmland Under Alternative Nitrogen Abatement Policies
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| Autores: |
Petrolia, Daniel R.
Gowda, Prasanna H.
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| Data: |
2007-09-17
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| Ano: |
2006
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| Palavras-chave: |
Abatement
ADAPT
Drainage
Hypoxia
Nitrogen
Crop Production/Industries
Land Economics/Use
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| Resumo: |
Agricultural nitrogen is a major contributor to Gulf of Mexico hypoxia, and research has shown that agricultural subsurface tile drainage is a major carrier of nitrogen from croplands to streams and rivers. This study compares the results of abating nitrogen under a retired-land minimization policy with those of a new revenue-maximizing policy, paying particular attention to the role of tile-drained land. Findings reveal the retirement-minimizing policy resulted in more tile-drained land being retired and less being fertilizer-managed than was optimal under the net-return maximizing policy. Also, it led to a greater economic burden being shouldered by tile-drained land. Under both cases, tile drainage dominated the abatement process.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
28013
http://purl.umn.edu/8621
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics>Volume 31, Number 03, December 2006
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| Formato: |
15
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