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Farm Return and Land Price Effects from Environmental Standards and Stocking Density Restrictions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Alfons Weersink ,
Greg deVos  and
Peter Stonehouse
Alfons Weersink
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Greg deVos
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Peter Stonehouse
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

This study assesses the economic and environmental effects to hog finishing farms from residual taxes/standards and restrictions on manure application and stocking density. Economic effects are measured in terms of net farm income and land prices, while levels of ammonia and excess nitrogen and phosphorus proxy the environmental effects. Any environmental policy requiring the need for additional land comes at a small cost to farmers who have access to adequate neighboring land. If this is not the case, then manure application and stocking density restrictions are expensive since the producer is basically forced to either purchase land or reduce hog production levels.

Keywords

land valuemanure application restrictionsstocking density
Type
Articles
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , October 2004 , pp. 272 - 281
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Copyright © 2004 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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