PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Larson, James A.
AU  - Roberts, Roland K.
AU  - Tyler, Donald D.
AU  - Duck, Bob N.
AU  - Slinsky, Stephen P.
TI  - Stochastic dominance analysis of winter cover crop and nitrogen fertilizer systems for no-tillage corn
DP  - 1998 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 285--288
VI  - 53
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/53/3/285.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/53/3/285.full
AB  - This study evaluated how winter cover crops with various applied nitrogen rates affect net revenue and risk from no-tillage corn production. Net revenues for legume covers with no applied fertilizer nitrogen were risk inefficient. Hairy vetch with 168 kg/ha of applied nitrogen maximizes mean net revenue and is a risk efficient system for risk averse farmers. Risk averse farmers may choose to adopt a hairy vetch cover to improve net revenue, but may not reduce commercial nitrogen use. Winter wheat covers were risk inefficient for all nitrogen fertilization levels.