An Economic Comparison of Composted Manure and Commercial Nitrogen with Imperfect Information

Patrick T. Berends, Penelope L. Diebel, Jeffery Williams and Alan J. Schlegel

No 118168, Staff Papers from Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: The economic feasibility of fertilizing irrigated grain sorghum with compos ted manure is evaluated using net return budgeting and production function analysis. Although the use of compost is technically feasible, the economic analysis indicates that compost does not comprise a large percentage of the nitrogen source in the profit-maximizing combination with commercial fertilizer.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1993-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.118168

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