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A Watershed-Based Economic Model of Alternative Management Practices in Southern Agricultural Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Krishna P. Paudel ,
Diane Hite ,
Walaiporn Intarapapong  and
Dwi Susanto
Krishna P. Paudel
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Diane Hite
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University, AL
Walaiporn Intarapapong
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Dwi Susanto
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA
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Abstract

We investigated the environmental impacts of alternative cultural practices within a watershed under different water quality standards. We used experimental data on nutrient runoff to determine the optimal amount of broiler litter application in hay production in Louisiana. To compensate for the lack of experimental data, we used biophysical simulation models to find the optimal combination of agricultural best-management practices in a watershed in Mississippi. The results indicated that stricter environmental standards lower total profit potential and litter utilization.

Keywords

broiler littercropping systemsoptimizationwatershed level modelingwater qualityC6Q1Q25D21
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , August 2003 , pp. 381 - 389
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2003

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