Manure Nutrients Relative to the Capacity of Cropland and Pastureland to Assimilate Nutrients: Spatial and Temporal Trends for the United States

Robert L. Kellogg, Charles H. Lander, David C. Moffitt and Noel Gollehon

No 340823, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: The specific objectives of this study are to: • Quantify the shift in animal agriculture toward more concentrated production on fewer, but larger livestock operations since 1982. • Quantify the extent to which livestock production has become more spatially concentrated. • Quantify the production of animal manure and manure nutrients, and describe trends. • Quantify the extent to which the production of manure nutrients may exceed the capacity of cropland and pastureland to assimilate nutrients. • Identify counties that are likely to have animal waste utilization and disposal problems (thereby updating the previous analysis by Lander, Moffitt, and Alt) and describe how the number of these counties has changed over time.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 141
Date: 2000-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.340823

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