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A Policy Evaluation of Transport Subsidies for Poultry Litter in West Virginia

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  • Alan R. Collins
  • Tom Basden

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In 2000 and 2001, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture administered a pilot transport subsidy program to demonstrate the feasibility of moving surplus poultry litter nutrients to areas with nutrient-deficient soils. Three subsidy program goals were evaluated ex post: (1) attracting first time buyers; (2) subsidizing economically feasible litter use; and (3) encouraging environmentally appropriate litter use. The first two goals were met with 62% of participants being first time users and 89% of the subsidized litter being an economically feasible replacement for commercial fertilizer. Under the third goal, environmental protections provided by program participants were found to be comparable to those practiced by poultry growers. While the program met these goals over the short term, most participants did not become committed users of litter without continued transport subsidies. Copyright 2006, Oxford University Press.

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  • Alan R. Collins & Tom Basden, 2006. "A Policy Evaluation of Transport Subsidies for Poultry Litter in West Virginia," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 28(1), pages 72-88.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:28:y:2006:i:1:p:72-88
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    1. Spiegal, Sheri & Kleinman, Peter J.A. & Endale, Dinku M. & Bryant, Ray B. & Dell, Curtis & Goslee, Sarah & Meinen, Robert J. & Flynn, K. Colton & Baker, John M. & Browning, Dawn M. & McCarty, Greg & B, 2020. "Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).

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