TY - JOUR T1 - Drainage water management impact on farm proftability JF - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation SP - 443 LP - 446 VL - 62 IS - 6 AU - A. P. Nistor AU - J. Lowenberg-DeBoer Y1 - 2007/11/01 UR - http://www.jswconline.org/content/62/6/443.abstract N2 - Federal conservation programs included in various farm bills with regard to controlled drainage establish the context for further actions to reduce nutrient pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. This study calibrates the financial incentives presented to farmers regarding the adoption of controlled drainage technology that improves downstream drainage water quality by using a representative farm-planning model. The results show that controlled drainage can be more profitable than free-flowing whole-farm field drainage as long as the minimum yield advantage with controlled drainage is 2% with subsidy and 4% without subsidy respectively. However, even with a 10% yield advantage due to controlled drainage, the lack of labor during key periods may limit adoption of controlled drainage technology. ER -