Targeting Erosion Control: Economic Effects

Harold Stults, Robert Dawson, Daryll Raitt and Jerry Williams

No 338897, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Economic effects of targeting soil erosion control were estimated for eight counties in four states [Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, & Washington] in major erosion areas of the Nation. The targeting effort combined with ongoing conservation programs increased net benefits of USDA erosion control programs by concentrating efforts on highly eroding soils and by encouraging adoption of conservation tillage practices. Further gains can be made if more attention is given to financial effects on farmers, long-term productivity, off site damage, and economically efficient practices. There are erosion control practices in each study area that provide benefits in excess of costs even when offsite benefits are not counted.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 1987-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.338897

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