IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ias/cpaper/96-wp156.html

Effects of Site-Specific Management on the Application of Agricultural Inputs

Author

Abstract

Site-specific management of inputs in agricultural production is receiving increased attention because of new technologies and concerns about excessive input use. This paper provides a microeconomic analysis of its implications. It shows that profit decreases with an increase in the variability of input requirements, but that input and production effects can be quite complicated.

Suggested Citation

  • David A. Hennessy & Bruce A. Babcock & Timothy E. Fiez, 1996. "Effects of Site-Specific Management on the Application of Agricultural Inputs," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 96-wp156, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
    • Handle: RePEc:ias:cpaper:96-wp156
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.card.iastate.edu/products/publications/pdf/96wp156.pdf
    File Function: Full Text
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.card.iastate.edu/products/publications/synopsis/?p=144
    File Function: Online Synopsis
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Other versions of this item:

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ormiston Michael B. & Schlee Edward E., 1993. "Comparative Statics under Uncertainty for a Class of Economic Agents," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 61(2), pages 412-422, December.
    2. Babcock, Bruce A. & Blackmer, Alfred M., 1992. "The Value Of Reducing Temporal Input Nonuniformities," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 17(2), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Bruce A. Babcock, 1992. "The Effects of Uncertainty on Optimal Nitrogen Applications," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 14(2), pages 271-280.
    4. Katz, Eliakim, 1984. "On variability under certainty," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(1-2), pages 109-113.
    5. Chavas, Jean-Paul & Kristjanson, Patricia M. & Matlon, Peter, 1991. "On the role of information in decision making : The case of sorghum yield in Burkina Faso," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 261-280, April.
    6. Ormiston, Michael B. & Schlee, Edward E., 1992. "Necessary conditions for comparative statics under uncertainty," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 40(4), pages 429-434, December.
    7. Nielsen, Elizabeth G. & Lee, Linda K., 1987. "The Magnitude And Costs Of Groundwater Contamination From Agricultural Chemicals: A National Perspective," Staff Reports 277938, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    8. Hadar, Josef & Seo, Tae Kun, 1990. "The Effects of Shifts in a Return Distribution on Optimal Portfolios," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 31(3), pages 721-736, August.
    9. Kennedy, John O.S. & Whan, Ian F. & Jackson, R. & Dillon, John L., 1973. "Optimal Fertilizer Carryover And Crop Recycling Policies For A Tropical Grain Crop," Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 17(2), pages 1-10, August.
    10. Yen-Shong Chiao & Allan Gillingham, 1989. "The Value of Stabilizing Fertilizer under Carry-Over Conditions," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 71(2), pages 352-362.
    11. Wayne A. Fuller, 1965. "Stochastic Fertilizer Production Functions for Continuous Corn," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 47(1), pages 105-119.
    12. Nielsen, Elizabeth G. & Lee, Linda K., 1987. "The Magnitude and Costs of Groundwater Contamination from Agricultural Chemicals: A National Perspective," Agricultural Economic Reports 308032, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    13. Kennedy, John O.S., 1986. "Rules For Optimal Fertilizer Carryover: An Alternative Explanation," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 54(02), pages 1-8, August.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Olson, Kent D., 1998. "Precision Agriculture: Current Economic And Environmental Issues," Conference Papers 14487, University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Hennessy, David A. & Babcock, Bruce A., 1998. "Information, flexibility, and value added1," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 10(4), pages 431-449, December.
    2. repec:isu:genstf:201701010800006248 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Babcock, Bruce A. & Pautsch, Gregory R., 1998. "Moving From Uniform To Variable Fertilizer Rates On Iowa Corn: Effects On Rates And Returns," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 23(2), pages 1-16, December.
    4. JunJie Wu & Bruce A. Babcock & P. G. Lakshminarayan, 1996. "Impacts of Agricultural Practices and Policies on Potential Nitrate Water Pollution in the Midwest and Northern Plains of the United States," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 96-wp148, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
    5. Zhou, Xia “Vivian” & Clark, Christopher D. & Lambert, Dayton M. & English, Burton C. & Larson, James A. & Boyer, Christopher N., 2015. "Biomass supply and nutrient runoff abatement under alternative biofuel feedstock production subsidies," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 250-259.
    6. Gollier, Christian & Schlesinger, Harris, 1996. "Portfolio choice under noisy asset returns," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 53(1), pages 47-51, October.
    7. Kennedy, John O.S., 1986. "Rules For Optimal Fertilizer Carryover: An Alternative Explanation," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 54(02), pages 1-8, August.
    8. Daberkow, Stan, 1987. "Agricultural Input Industry Indicators in 1974-85: Expansion and Contraction," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309404, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    9. Pautsch, Gregory R. & Babcock, Bruce A. & Breidt, F. Jay, 1999. "Optimal Information Acquisition Under A Geostatistical Model," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(2), pages 1-25, December.
    10. Mapp, Harry P., Jr., 1988. "Irrigated Agriculture On The High Plains: An Uncertain Future," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 13(2), pages 1-9, December.
    11. Bennett, Anne L. & Pannell, David J., 1998. "Economic evaluation of a weed-activated sprayer for herbicide application to patchy weed populations," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 42(4), pages 1-20.
    12. Paulson, Nicholas D. & Babcock, Bruce A., 2010. "Readdressing the Fertilizer Problem," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 35(3), pages 1-17, December.
    13. Dumper, Thomas A., 1989. "Magnitude and extent of water quality problems in the United States," Agricultural Outlook Forum Archive 1923 - 1997 326614, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum.
    14. Ayer, Harry W., 0. "Agriculture And Groundwater Quality: The Arizona Experience," Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and Policies, Farm Foundation.
    15. Carriker, Gordon L., 1993. "Factor Input Demand Subject to Economic and Environmental Risk: The Case of Nitrogen Fertilizer in Corn Production," Staff Papers 118154, Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    16. Ribaudo, Marc O. & Colacicco, Daniel & Langner, Linda L. & Piper, Steven & Schaible, Glenn D., 1990. "Natural Resources and Users Benefit from the Conservation Reserve Program," Agricultural Economic Reports 308085, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    17. Jouini, E. & Napp, C., 2008. "On Abel's concept of doubt and pessimism," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 32(11), pages 3682-3694, November.
    18. Bor, Yunchang Jeffrey, 1997. "Some evidence for the existence of dynamic economic thresholds," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 53(2-3), pages 143-160.
    19. Diebel, Penelope & Taylor, Daniel & Batie, Sandra, 1991. "Low-Input Agriculture as a Groundwater Protection Strategy," WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995) 321457, Western Agricultural Economics Association.
    20. Babcock, Bruce A. & Blackmer, Alfred M., 1992. "The Value Of Reducing Temporal Input Nonuniformities," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 17(2), pages 1-13, December.
    21. Liu, Shiping & Carlson, Gerald A. & Hoag, Dana L., 1995. "Trade-Off Analysis Of Herbicide Withdrawals On Agricultural Production And Groundwater Quality," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 27(01), pages 1-18, July.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ias:cpaper:96-wp156. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: the person in charge (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/caiasus.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.