PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Robert W. Jolly
AU  - William M. Edwards
AU  - Donald C. Erbach
TI  - Economics of conservation tillage in Iowa
DP  - 1983 May 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 291--294
VI  - 38
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/38/3/291.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/38/3/291.full
AB  - Farm-level risks and returns were examined for corn and soybeans grown in rotation using three conservation tillage systems. A conventional moldboard plow system served as a benchmark. Potential economic incentives and barriers to adoption of conservation tillage were identified and measured. Short-run economic criteria favored conventional and full-width tillage systems. Higher residue systems were competitive after reallocation of labor and capital. Results indicate that short-run economic penalties may inhibit adoption of conservation tillage.