LANDOWNER DECISION MAKING ABOUT RIPARIAN BUFFERS

Lori Lynch and Cheryl Brown

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2000, vol. 32, issue 3, 12

Abstract: A two-stage model is used to examine a landowner's decision to use riparian buffers. First, the farmer chooses whether to continue farming or to sell the land for development. If the farmer continues farming, then he or she must decide whether or not to plant a buffer. If the farmer plants a buffer, he or she must choose its type: trees or grass. Simulations of a representative farmer determine the parameters and parameter values that affect each decision. The farmer chooses to plant a buffer unless the net crop price is high or the land rental rate is low. The choice of buffer type is affected by crop price, farm size, relative incentive payments, relative cost share rates, and amount of deer damage.

Keywords: Land; Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15309

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