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The Potential Role for a Nitrogen Compliance Policy in Mitigating Gulf Hypoxia

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  • Marc Ribaudo
  • Nigel Key
  • Stacy Sneeringer

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We evaluate whether expanding compliance to include nitrogen management could be an effective tool to reduce excess nitrogen applications in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB). Compliance requires farmers to meet some minimum standard of environmental protection on environmentally sensitive land as a condition for receiving federal farm program benefits. Using farm-level data on “excess” nitrogen applications and program benefits, we estimate the level of compliance and the reduction in excess nitrogen applications to cropland in the MARB. Extending compliance provisions to nitrogen management could reduce excess applications up to 60% under ideal conditions.

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  • Marc Ribaudo & Nigel Key & Stacy Sneeringer, 2017. "The Potential Role for a Nitrogen Compliance Policy in Mitigating Gulf Hypoxia," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 39(3), pages 458-478.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:apecpp:v:39:y:2017:i:3:p:458-478.
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    Keywords

    compliance; nitrogen; hypoxia; farm programs;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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