THE AGRICULTURAL LAND EVALUATION AND SITE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: INCORPORATING ECONOMIC, LOCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL FACTORS INTO LAND CLASSIFICATIONS

RIchard W. Dunford, R. Dennis Roe and WIlliam R. Wagner

No 279151, 1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: The SCS is currently developing a new agricultural land classification system in 12 pilot counties in the United States. This new system combines a measure of net returns from agricultural production with an agricultural suitability measure. These individual measures and their combination are described and analyzed in this paper.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1982-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279151

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