Annual Net Returns to Cover Crops in Iowa
dc.contributor.author | Plastina, Alejandro | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Fangge | |
dc.contributor.author | Sawadgo, Wendiam | |
dc.contributor.author | Miguez, Fernando E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carlson, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Marcillo, Guillermo | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Economics (LAS) | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Agronomy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-21T18:03:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-21T18:03:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.description.abstract | Despite the active promotion of cover crops as a key conservation practice, their adoption is very limited. We developed a series of partial budgets based on a statewide survey of Iowa farmers to evaluate the changes in net returns resulting from the incorporation of cover crops into a corn or soybean production system. The average net returns to cover crop use for farmers who did not use cover crops for grazing livestock or forage were consistently negative across different planting and termination methods, tillage practices, and experience levels. Only farmers who used cover crops for grazing livestock or forage and received cost-share payments tended to derive net positive returns from cover crop use. Our results can be used as benchmarks for current or potential cover croppers and for ground-truthing agricultural and conservation policy design. | |
dc.description.comments | This article is published as Plastina, Alejandro; Liu, Fangge; Sawadgo, Wendiam; Miguez, Fernando E.; Carlson, Sarah; and Marcillo, Guillermo (2018) "Annual Net Returns to Cover Crops in Iowa," Journal of Applied Farm Economics: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2, Article 2. DOI: 10.7771/2331-9151.1030. Posted with permission. <a href="https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/22659">Link to Economics Working Paper</a>.<br/><br/>This work is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License</a>. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/JvNVeLlv | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Copyright 2018 Purdue University | |
dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.7771/2331-9151.1030 | * |
dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Social and Behavioral Sciences::Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Life Sciences::Plant Sciences::Agronomy and Crop Sciences | |
dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Social and Behavioral Sciences::Economics::Growth and Development | |
dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Social and Behavioral Sciences::Economics::Industrial Organization | |
dc.subject.disciplines | DegreeDisciplines::Social and Behavioral Sciences::Economics::Regional Economics | |
dc.subject.keywords | cover crops | |
dc.subject.keywords | partial budget | |
dc.subject.keywords | net returns | |
dc.subject.keywords | cereal rye | |
dc.subject.keywords | Iowa | |
dc.title | Annual Net Returns to Cover Crops in Iowa | |
dc.type | article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
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