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Cost-Effective Targeting for Reducing Soil Erosion in a Large Agricultural Watershed

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  • Smith, Craig M.
  • Williams, Jeffrey R.
  • Nejadhashemi, Amirpouyan
  • Woznicki, Sean A.
  • Leatherman, John C.

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Erosion of agricultural croplands is a significant contributor of sedimentation to reservoirs. Here, physiographic and economic models for a large agricultural watershed (2377 square miles with 27 subwatersheds) are integrated for the reduction of sedimentation of one Midwestern reservoir. Sediment reduction and the cost-effectiveness of three agricultural best management practices (no-till, filter strip, and permanent vegetation) implementation were considered under three modeling scenarios: random assignment; the globally most cost-effective approach; and a cost-effective targeting approach. This study demonstrates how physiographic and economic data can be harnessed to yield readily comprehendible cost-effective targeting maps. Cost-effective targeting may be preferable to watershed managers for its “user-friendliness†without too great a sacrifice of the globally most cost-efficient solution.

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  • Smith, Craig M. & Williams, Jeffrey R. & Nejadhashemi, Amirpouyan & Woznicki, Sean A. & Leatherman, John C., 2014. "Cost-Effective Targeting for Reducing Soil Erosion in a Large Agricultural Watershed," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(4), pages 509-526, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:46:y:2014:i:04:p:509-526_02
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