Author : Stephen Michael Randall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (864 download)
Book Synopsis Agricultural Land and Energy Use Implications of Changes in Energy Prices by : Stephen Michael Randall
Download or read book Agricultural Land and Energy Use Implications of Changes in Energy Prices written by Stephen Michael Randall and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies the impact of field level management decisions such as crop rotation, tillage, and nitrogen application on the energy and other input costs, as well as the impact of land quality and anticipated grain prices on acres planted, crop yield, crop production, and fertilizer and energy use. Develops an Excel based profit-maximizing optimization model for the farm management decisions, all varying by the field level Corn Suitability land quality indicator for the agricultural land in the state of Iowa. Incorporates in this model production costs, production yields, anticipated crop revenue, and profit at all land quality levels in production.