Economic and Policy Considerations
Economic and Policy Considerations
- Economic Instruments for Nitrogen Control in European Agriculture (Executive Summary). CLM - Dutch Centre for Agriculture and Environment.
- Economics of Livestock and Poultry Manure Management (pdf format). Kelly D. Zering. North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. NC Economist March/April 1999.
- Finding the "Best of the Best" in Water Quality BMP's: The Economists' Viewpoint. Michele C. Marra and Kelly D. Zering. North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Applied Resource Economics and Policy, AREP, 96-1, Raleigh, NC, October 1996.
- Hot Spots in Animal Agriculture, Emerging Federal Environmental Policies and the Potential for Efficiency and Innovation Offsets. Working Paper by Ada Wossink and Frank Wefering. North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, October 1999. The paper focuses on environmental policies that limit nitrogen applications in agricultural hot spots and the effects of these policies on farm profits.
- How to Select an Alternative Manure Treatment System (pdf format). Kelly D. Zering. North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, January 2000. The paper provides a brief review of the economics of manure management and some steps for pig producers to take in selecting alternative manure management systems.
- Iowa's Pork Industry - Dollars and Scents. A compilation of eleven articles about Iowa's pork industry written by members of the Iowa State University Economics Department, January 1998.
- Modern Hog Production and Land Values. Cindy Wood. Virginia Tech University, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences. Livestock Update, July 1998.
- Selected Fact Sheets from the North Carolina State University Department of Soil Science:
Swine Manure as a Fertilizer Source
Poultry Manure as a Fertilizer Source
Dairy Manure as a Fertilizer Source
- The Cost of Regulating Hog Manure Storage Facilities and Land Application Techniques. Bruce A. Babcock, Ronald Fleming, and Dwaine S. Bundy. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University Publication 97-BP 17, June 1997.
- The Tar-Pamlico River Basin Nutrient Trading Program. Elaine M. Jacobson, Dana L. Hoag, and Leon E. Danielson. North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Applied Resource Economics and Policy, AREP 94-1, Raleigh, NC, April 1994.
Reviews of Technologies and Systems
- An Economic Comparison of Three Manure Handling Systems. Jon Rausch and Brent Sohngen. Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, 1999.
- Comparing Costs of Hog Production in the Midwest With Large Integrated North Carolina Systems. Chris Hurt, Keith Good and Ken Foster. Purdue University, February 1995.
- Economic Evaluation of Manure Storage Covers. Larry Jacobson, David Schmidt, and William Lazarus. University of Minnesota, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, 1998.
- Economics of Anaerobic Digestion of Agricultural Waste. Ian Higham. AEA Technology Environment, October 1998 (also available in pdf format).
- Overview of Low Cost Hog Manure Treatment Technologies. Canadian Environmental Technology Advancement Corporation (CETAC) - West.
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