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Impact of Soil Conservation Policies on Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of the Central United States, The

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  • Paul D. Mitchell
  • P. G. Lakshminarayan
  • Toshitsugu Otake
  • Bruce A. Babcock

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To evaluate the impact of conservation policies on soil organic carbon in agricultural soils, the authors link information from the 1992 National Resources Inventory (NRI) database and the extensive physical data on soils and climate from the SOILS5 database. These data serve as input for a biophysical process model calibrated for the conditions prevalent in the study region. Results indicate that reducing soil erosion, rather than removing land from agricultural production, is the most effective way to increase carbon sequestration and enhance soil quality.

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  • Paul D. Mitchell & P. G. Lakshminarayan & Toshitsugu Otake & Bruce A. Babcock, 1996. "Impact of Soil Conservation Policies on Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of the Central United States, The," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 96-wp170, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
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    1. GR Pautsch & LA Kurkalova & BA Babcock & CL Kling, 2001. "The Efficiency Of Sequestering Carbon In Agricultural Soils," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 19(2), pages 123-134, April.
    2. Roger Claassen & Christian Langpap & JunJie Wu, 2017. "Impacts of Federal Crop Insurance on Land Use and Environmental Quality," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 99(3), pages 592-613.
    3. Babcock, Bruce A. & Hurley, Terrance M. & Wu, JunJie & Mitchell, Paul D., 1998. "The Environmental Effects Of Freedom To Farm," 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT 20823, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    4. Pautsch, Gregory R. & Babcock, Bruce A. & Hurley, Terrance M. & Campbell, Todd D., 1999. "Relative Efficiency Of Sequestering Carbon In Agricultural Soils Through Second Best Market-Based Instruments," 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN 21669, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    5. Langpap, Christian & Wu, JunJie, 2014. "Impacts of Changes in Federal Crop Insurance Programs on Land Use and Environmental Quality," 2014 AAEA: Crop Insurance and the 2014 Farm Bill Symposium: Implementing Change in U.S. Agricultural Policy, October 8-9, 2014, Louisville, KY 186643, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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