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
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