Bioenergy Crop Production in the United States: Potential Quantities, Land Use Changes, and Economic Impacts on the Agricultural Sector

• Published in: Environmental & resource economics Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 313 - 333
• Main Authors: Shapouri, Hosein, Slinsky, Stephen, Walsh, Marie, De La Torre Ugarte, Daniel G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 01.04.2003; Springer Nature B.V
• Series: Environmental & Resource Economics
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; agricultural income; Agricultural industry; Agricultural policy; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Alternative energy sources; bioenergy crops; biomass; Biomass energy; Climate change; Collaboration; Competition; Conservation; Conservation Reserve Program; Crop production; Crops; Ecology; Economic impact; Economic models; Economic theory; Economics; Elasticity of demand; Energy crops; Energy economics; Energy industry; Environment; Environmental policy; Farm income; Grain; hybrid poplar; Laboratories; Land use; land-use changes; Linear programming; Livestock; Prices; Production costs; Profits; Raw materials; Simulation; Studies; Supply & demand; Sustainable development; switchgrass; U.S.A; Variables; willow; United States > US; USA

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energyjointly analyzed the economic potential for,and impacts of, large-scale bioenergy cropproduction in the United States. Anagricultural sector model (POLYSYS) wasmodified to include three potential bioenergycrops (switchgrass, hybrid poplar, and willow). A...