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Implications of Policy Regulations on Land Applications of Poultry Litter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Ramu Govindasamy  and
Mark J. Cochran
Ramu Govindasamy
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
Mark J. Cochran
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
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Abstract

The growth of the poultry industry in Arkansas has exploded in the past decade. As a result, approximately 1.5 million tons of litter are produced every year. Concerns about possible contamination of ground and surface water from land applications of poultry litter have been raised. This paper compares four policy scenarios in terms of their efficiency and practicality to manage land applications of poultry litter. The results indicate that a litter tax per ton of litter applied could achieve the same level of litter control as that of a land tax on litter applications, but at a lower tax rate.

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Economics and the Environment in the 21st Century
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , April 1998 , pp. 85 - 94
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Copyright © 1998 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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