Windbreak economics: The case of winter wheat production in eastern Nebraska

James R. Brandle; Bruce B. Johnson; Dave D. Dearmont

ABSTRACT:

Windbreaks, long considered important in the Great Plains for reducing soil erosion, produce tangible but variable effects on crop yields. An economic analysis of winter wheat production in eastern Nebraska, as influenced by a field windbreak, revealed a positive return to the producer. The yield response of winter wheat averaged 15% more under windbreak-sheltered conditions. Results indicated a 15-year payback period with a positive net present value.

Footnotes

James R. Brandle is an associate professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Bruce B. Johnson is an associate professor; and Dave D. Dearmont is a graduate assistant. Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 68583. Published as Paper No. 6972 Journal Series. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station.
Copyright 1984 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society

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