Nutrient Management Use at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Does Demand for Environmental Quality Play a Role?

Authors: Ribaudo, Marc O.1; Johansson, Robert C.2

Source: Review of Agricultural Economics, Volume 29, Number 4, Winter 2007 , pp. 689-699(11)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

There are relatively few federal regulations that influence U.S. agricultural production. However, local concerns over environmental quality may influence the management practices on farms. A detailed analysis of corn farms yields insight into this relationship and its implications for the use of cropland best management practices. Our findings suggest that increased contact between working farms and suburban and exurban populations likely increase the use of nutrient management plans, a management-intensive conservation practice. However, nutrient management practices were not found to be associated with waters listed as impaired because of nutrient pollution.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2007.00381.x

Affiliations: 1: Marc O. Ribaudo is an agricultural economist with the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2: Robert C. Johansson was formerly an economist with Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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