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| Title: | An Analysis of the Role of Tile-Drained Farmland Under Alternative Nitrogen Abatement Policies |
| Authors: | Petrolia, Daniel R.
Gowda, Prasanna H. |
| Keywords: | abatement
ADAPT
drainage
hypoxia
nitrogen |
| Issue Date: | 2006-12 |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/8621 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics>Volume 31, Number 03, December 2006 |
| Total Pages: | 15 |
| Language: | English |
| From Page: | 580 |
| To Page: | 594 |
| Collections: | Volume 31, Number 03, December 2006
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