A Case Study of Incentives for Adoption of Less-Polluting Manure Handling Techniques

A Case Study of Incentives for Adoption of Less-Polluting Manure Handling Techniques

A linear programming model of a dairy farm is used to estimate the minimum subsidy rate necessary to induce dairy farmers to implement less-polluting manure management systems. The estimated rate is considerably below rates offered by current cost-sharing programs and depends on the rules controllin...

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Veröffentlicht in:North Central journal of agricultural economics 1980-07, Vol.2 (2), p.125-130
Hauptverfasser: Southgate, Douglas, Basil M. H. Sharp, Lovejoy, Stephen B., Bouwes, Nicolaas W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural resources
Agricultural runoff
Agricultural subsidies
Breakeven analysis
Capital costs
Crops
Farming systems
Farmyard manure
Manure
Subsidies
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Zusammenfassung:A linear programming model of a dairy farm is used to estimate the minimum subsidy rate necessary to induce dairy farmers to implement less-polluting manure management systems. The estimated rate is considerably below rates offered by current cost-sharing programs and depends on the rules controlling the use of subsidy funds.
ISSN:0191-9016
DOI:10.2307/1349175