A regional modeling framework using national data series is developed to estimate the net cost of land applying manure under new federal guidelines for manure management. The model, applied to the Chesapeake Bay watershed, integrates GIS spatial data within an optimization model to generate manure hauling distances and costs.
Title
MODELING MULTI-FARM SPATIAL INTERDEPENDENCE USING NATIONAL DATA COVERAGES: A REGIONAL APPLICATION TO MANURE MANAGEMENT
Issue Date
2003
Publication Type
Conference Paper/ Presentation
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/36040
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/36040
Total Pages
26
Series Statement
Selected Paper of the 2003 Annual Meeting, July 11-15, 2003, Denver, Colorado