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Farmer Willingness to Supply Poultry Litter for Energy Conversion and to Invest in an Energy Conversion Cooperative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Kimberly L. Jensen ,
Roland K. Roberts ,
Ernie Bazen ,
R. Jamey Menard  and
Burton C. English
Kimberly L. Jensen
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee
Roland K. Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee
Ernie Bazen
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee
R. Jamey Menard
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee
Burton C. English
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee
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Abstract

Conversion of poultry litter to energy can serve as a renewable energy source and provide an alternative to land application in areas where poultry production is intensive. Economies of size may limit a farmer's ability to economically use on-farm conversion. Capital costs can be spread across several poultry farmers to convert poultry litter to energy in a centralized facility. This research determined influences on the amount of litter poultry producers will to sell to a centralized conversion facility, on their willingness to invest in a conversion cooperative, and on the prices for litter required to divert litter from current uses.

Keywords

poultry littersupplyrenewable energyQ12Q13
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , February 2010 , pp. 105 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2010

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