Energy Scarcity and Non-Point Source Pollution in Midwestern Agriculture

D. Lynn Forster and Norman Rask

No 283911, 1976 Annual Meeting, August 15-18, State College, Pennsylvania from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Reduced tillage systems are primary methods of lessening erosion. This study investigates the impacts of energy prices on these systems. Results indicate that energy prices substantially affect corn and soybean production costs; however, energy prices have little impact on the choice of tillage systems.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 1976-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.283911

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