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Farm Level Dynamic Analysis of Soil Conservation: An Application to the Piedmont Area of Virginia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Eduardo Segarra  and
Daniel B. Taylor
Eduardo Segarra
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas Tech University
Daniel B. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Abstract

A conceptual optimal control theory model which considers farm level decision making with respect to soil management is developed. A simplified version of the theoretical model is applied to the Piedmont area of Virginia. The model includes the productivity impacts of both soil erosion and technological progress. Both the theoretical model and its empirical application are improvements over previous efforts. Results suggest that farmers in the study area can achieve substantial reductions in soil erosion by adopting alternative farming practices.

Keywords

optimal control theorysoil conservationdynamic anlysisproductivity
Type
Submitted Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , December 1987 , pp. 61 - 73
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1987

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