Campus Units
Economics, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
1-2011
Journal or Book Title
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Volume
93
Issue
2
First Page or Article ID Number
297
Last Page
309
Abstract
Agricultural nutrients and other emissions remain a primary source of water quality degradation in much of the nation. Many such sources are classified as “nonpoint” sources under the Clean Water Act and are therefore exempt from most federal regulations and enforceable standards. In addition, many agricultural nonpoint source emissions are difficult to measure and the damages that result from them depend on the amount that is transported to the waterways. Nutrient runoff (particularly nitrogen and phosphorous) from intensive row crop agriculture in much of the cornbelt exemplifies these issues. Both the lack of enforceable standards and the physical characteristics of nutrient fate and transport make the design of efficient policy challenging, as witnessed by the lack of significant progress over the last several decades.
Copyright Owner
The Author
Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kling, Catherine L., "Economic Incentives to Improve Water Quality in Agricultural Landscapes: Some New Variations on Old Ideas" (2011). Economics Publications. 560.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/econ_las_pubs/560
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Comments
This is a manuscript of an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2011, 93(2); 297-309. Posted with permission.