Returns to Corn and Soybean Tillage Practices

Michael Duffy and Michael Hanthorn

No 307954, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Average per-acre returns differ little for most U.S. corn and soybean farmers using various alternative tillage strategies, according to this analysis of 1980 farm-level production data. Midwest conventional-till soybean farmers, however, accrue a significantly higher average return than do Midwest no-till farmers. Most conservation-till soybean farmers in the three major producing regions incur significantly lower input costs than do conventional-till soybean farmers, but also harvest lower yields except in the Southeast. Significant differences were found in the use of specific corn and soybean inputs among alternative tillage strategies

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 1984-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307954

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