Cross-compliance as a soil conservation strategy: a case study

The financial impacts of a hypothetical cross-compliance program were estimated for seventy-six farmers in Gibson County, Tennessee. Several federal program benefits were compared to the least-cost method of achieving one of four different soil displacement limits to determine if the costs of volunt...

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Published in:American journal of agricultural economics 1986-11, Vol.68 (4), p.880-885
Main Authors: Batie, S.S, Sappington, A.G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural soils
ANALISIS DE INSUMO-PRODUCTO
ANALYSE INPUT OUTPUT
CONSERVACION DE SUELOS
CONSERVATION DES SOLS
Crop economics
Crop management
Crops
cross compliance
Erosion
Farm commodities
INCENTIVES
INCENTIVOS
INCITATION
INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS
LAND
MONETARY POLICIES
policy
POLITICA MONETARIA
POLITIQUE MONETAIRE
Present value
SOIL CONSERVATION
Soil erosion
Sustainable agriculture
TENNESSEE
Tennessee conservation
TERRE
TIERRAS
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Summary:The financial impacts of a hypothetical cross-compliance program were estimated for seventy-six farmers in Gibson County, Tennessee. Several federal program benefits were compared to the least-cost method of achieving one of four different soil displacement limits to determine if the costs of voluntarily participating in a cross-compliance program were greater than the benefits. If cost-sharing were available, farmers would have a positive incentive to cross comply to 5 tons per acre per year on 57.3 percent of all fields. This figure rises to 90.9 percent compliance at 20 tons per acre per year.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.2307/1242134