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Effect Of The 1985 Farm Bill Provisions On Farmers' Soil Conservation Decisions

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  • Gillespie, Jeffrey M.
  • Hatch, L. Upton
  • Duffy, Patricia A.

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Conservation initiatives in the 1985 Farm Bill affected farmers' decisions regarding soil conservation. A farmer survey was conducted and a multiperiod mixed-integer programming model was developed to determine an optimal farm plan with choice of crop-tillage combinations and land retirement. Results indicate that farmers' incentives to reduce soil loss in the Sand Mountain region in Alabama are not substantially affected by provisions of the 1985 Farm Bill. The bid price for the Conservation Reserve Program will have to be considerably higher than 1988 levels to provide an incentive to remove land from production.

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Article provided by Southern Agricultural Economics Association in its journal Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Volume (Year): 22 (1990)
Issue (Month): 02 (December)
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Handle: RePEc:ags:sojoae:30003
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Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy;

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  1. Mims, Anne M. & Duffy, Patricia A. & Young, George, 1989. "Effects of Alternative Acreage Restriction Provisions on Alabama Cotton Farms," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 21(02), pages 85-94, December.
  2. Taylor, Daniel B. & Young, Douglas L., 1985. "The Influence Of Technological Progress On The Long Run Farm Level Economics Of Soil Conservation," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 10(01), July.
  3. Mims, Anne M. & Duffy, Patricia A. & Young, George J., 1989. "Effects Of Alternative Acreage Restriction Provisions On Alabama Cotton Farms," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 21(02), December.
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  1. Duffy, Patricia A. & Cain, Danny L. & Young, George J., 1993. "Incorporating The 1990 Farm Bill Into Farm-Level Decision Models: An Application To Cotton Farms," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 25(02), December.
  2. Swinton, Scott M. & Clark, David S., 1994. "Farm-Level Evaluation Of Alternative Policy Approaches To Reduce Nitrate Leaching From Midwest Agriculture," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 23(1), April.
  3. Gillespie, Jeffrey & Mishra, Ashok, 2011. "Off-farm employment and reasons for entering farming as determinants of production enterprise selection in US agriculture," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 55(3), September.
  4. Yang, Wanhong & Khanna, Madhu & Farnsworth, Richard L. & Onal, Hayri, 2000. "Optimal Targeting Of Crep To Improve Water Quality: Determining Land Rental Offers With Endogenous Sediment Deposition Coefficients," 2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL 21807, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
  5. McLean-Meyinsse, Patricia E. & Hui, Jianguo & Joseph, Randolph, Jr., 1994. "An Empirical Analysis Of Louisiana Small Farmers' Involvement In The Conservation Reserve Program," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 26(02), December.

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