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Productivity and Erodibility of U.S. Cropland

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  • Heimlich, Ralph E.

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Soil erosion policy aiming to remove highly erodible land from production to reduce soil erosion may be dealing with some of the most productive and valuable U.S. cropland. If so, greater incentives for farmers to retire that land may be needed. The land capability classification system and USDA's prime farmland definition, used to measure the suitability of land for agricultural uses, do not provide enough information for decisions on whether highly erodible soils are less or more productive than less erodible soils. As a result, some highly erodible lands that are also highly productive may have higher opportunity costs than commonly thought and thus may need greater incentives for retirement. Opportunity costs measure the earning power of an input, soil in this case, in its best alternative use.

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  • Heimlich, Ralph E., 1989. "Productivity and Erodibility of U.S. Cropland," Agricultural Economic Reports 308067, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:308067
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308067
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    1. Webb, Shwu-Eng H. & Ogg, Clayton W. & Huang, Wen-Yuan, 1986. "Idling Erodible Cropland: Impacts on Production, Prices, and Government Costs," Agricultural Economic Reports 308004, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Economic Research Service, 1985. "Analysis of Policies to Conserve Soil and Reduce Surplus Crop Production," Agricultural Economic Reports 307992, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Bills, Nelson L. & Heimlich, Ralph & Stachowski, Sharon, 1984. "Crop Yields and Net Income on Prime Farmland in New York," Research Bulletins 184065, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
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