Timing Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications To Improve Water Quality

Wen-Yuan Huang, Noel D. Uri and LeRoy Hansen ()

No 278735, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: roper timing of the application of nitrogen fertilizer can be an effective tool to reduce nitrogen losses. This report is concerned with a farmer's decision on the timing of nitrogen fertilizer application. Analytical models are developed to determine the necessary conditions for the optimal timing of the application of nitrogen fertilizer. The models, coupled with an estimated cotton yield function, are used to assess a farmer's decision on the optimal application timing of nitrogen fertilizer in cotton production. The empirical results explain various observed application timings of nitrogen fertilizer being used in cotton production in Mississippi, and provide an estimate of the cost to a farmer complying with a restriction on the timing of nitrogen fertilizer application.

Keywords: Farm Management; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42
Date: 1994-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278735

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