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Economic Modeling of Farm Production and Conservation Decisions in Response to Alternative Resource and Environmental Policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

John R. Ellis ,
David W. Hughes  and
Walter R. Butcher
John R. Ellis
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
David W. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Walter R. Butcher
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
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Growing concern over resource use and protection of the environment has prompted greater demand for agricultural policy analysis at the local, regional, and national levels. Faced with declining surface-water quality, silting of reservoirs, and contaminated groundwater supplies, the public has demanded greater protection of the environment. With the call for more regulation of agriculture comes the need for policy analysis. What policy is best? Should a national standard apply, or do local conditions warrant local standards? Who will benefit, and who will lose, and by how much?

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The Effects of Agricultural Production on Environmental Quality
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Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , April 1991 , pp. 98 - 108
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Copyright © 1991 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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