Whole Farm Economic Evaluation of No-Till Rice Production in Arkansas

Rice in Arkansas is typically produced using intensive tillage. No-till rice has been studied, but the research focus has been limited to impacts on yields and per acre net returns. This analysis evaluates the profitability of no-till rice at the whole-farm level using both enterprise budget analysi...

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Published inIDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
Main Authors Watkins, K Bradley, Hill, Jason L, Anders, Merle M, Windham, Tony E
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2005
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Linear programming
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Summary:Rice in Arkansas is typically produced using intensive tillage. No-till rice has been studied, but the research focus has been limited to impacts on yields and per acre net returns. This analysis evaluates the profitability of no-till rice at the whole-farm level using both enterprise budget analysis and linear programming.