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Economic Impacts of EPA's Manure Application Regulations on Dairy Farms with Lagoon Liquid Systems in the Southwest Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2005

Wen-yuan Huang ,
Richard Magleby  and
Lee Christensen
Wen-yuan Huang
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC
Richard Magleby
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC
Lee Christensen
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC
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Abstract

EPA's new restrictions on land application of manure nutrients by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) could decrease the net return of 6–17% of the medium and large dairy farms with lagoon systems in the southwestern United States. Many of the other dairy CAFOs in the region could achieve higher net income under the restrictions if they reduce feed costs by better utilizing manure and expanding homegrown feed production.

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CAFOdairy farmsland applicationmanure regulationsnutrient managementC61Q12Q52Q58
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , April 2005 , pp. 209 - 227
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2005

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