Farm Economics

“Wheat drilled into corn residue in northern Alabama yielded 23% more under some surface tillage (conventional, mulch, or light disk) than under no-till, and mulch tillage gave the best net return ($733/ha vs $468/ha for no-till). Fall N boosted early growth up to 25%, but splitting the remaining N between fall and spring gave no yield gain over a single application; 134 kg N/ha maximized no-till yield and returns, suggesting current N recommendations after corn may be too low.”

“A two-stage stochastic planning model for western Kansas irrigators under self-imposed 5-year pumping caps beat both actual farmer decisions (2013–2022) and average-rainfall deterministic planning, especially in dry years. Tighter pumping limits favor shifting from corn to sorghum and saving water in early years to spend later; stretching the allocation window past about 7 years adds little extra profit.”

“Coupling Dairy Manure Storage with Injection to Improve Nitrogen Management: WholeFarm Simulation Using the Integrated Farm System Model.”

“The impact of long-term conservation farming research and education in Pacific Northwest wheatlands.”

“A model that simulates the processes of NH formation, speciation, aqueous-gas partitioning, and mass transfer was developed and incorporated in a whole farm simulation model (the Integrated Farm System Model).”

“Challenges, tactics and integrated management of emerald ash borer in North America.”

“Agroforestry in temperate-climate commercial agriculture: Feedback from agroforestry practitioners in the Mid-Atlantic United States.”

“Plant biomass, not plant economics traits, determines responses of soil CO 2 efflux to precipitation in C 4 grass Panicum virgatum.”

“Soiltest biological activity with the flush of CO 2: VI. Economics of optimized nitrogen inputs for corn.”

“Linking economic and social factors to peak flows in an agricultural watershed using socio-hydrologic modeling.”

“Treat soil health as dynamic natural capital, not just fertility. Use optimal control models to quantify long-run tradeoffs, timing, and incentives of management actions, producing policy-relevant metrics for cost-effectiveness.”

“A techno-economic analysis of biochar production and the bioeconomy for orchard biomass.”

“This study demonstrates integrated modeling methods to assess water treatment costs over time associated with groundwater nitrate contamination.”

“Carbon Sequestration in Degraded Intermountain West Rangelands, United States.”

“In 13 years of the Rodale Farming Systems Trial, cutting tillage lowered gross revenues about 10-13% in conventional and low-input organic systems but also trimmed costs 5-6%, leaving net returns essentially unchanged (though with more year-to-year economic risk). The manure-based organic system with continuous living cover was least affected by reduced tillage and out-earned the conventional system even without organic price premiums.”

“Can We Increase Economic Return from Sugarbeet with SlowRelease Nitrogen Additions?.”