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A Stochastic Programming Analysis of the Farm Level Implications of Soil Erosion Control

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  • Segarra, Eduardo
  • Kramer, Randall A.
  • Taylor, Daniel B.

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This paper analyzes the effects of uncertain soil loss in farm planning models. A disaggregated approach was used because of an interest in examining the impact of probabilistic soil loss constraints on farm level decisionmaking. A stochastic programming model was used to consider different levels of probability of soil loss. Traditional methods of analysis are shown to consistently overestimate net returns.

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  • Segarra, Eduardo & Kramer, Randall A. & Taylor, Daniel B., 1985. "A Stochastic Programming Analysis of the Farm Level Implications of Soil Erosion Control," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 17(2), pages 147-154, December.
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