Manure Management for Water Quality: Costs to Animal Feeding Operations of Applying Manure Nutrients to Land (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249406044)

Nutrients from livestock and poultry manure are key sources of water pollution. Ever-growing numbers of animals per farm and per acre have increased the risk of water pollution. New Clean Water Act regulations compel the largest confined animal producers to meet nutrient application standards when applying manure to the land. The additional costs for managing manure have implications for feedgrain producers and consumers as well. This report's farm-level analysis examines onfarm technical choice and producer costs across major U.S. production areas. A regional analysis focuses on off-farm competition for land to spread surplus manure, using the Chesapeake Bay region as a case study. Finally, a sectorwide analysis addresses potential long-term structural adjustments at the national level and ultimate costs to consumers and producers.

Author: Departm Economic Research Service (Ers)
ISBN-10: 1249406048
ISBN-13: 9781249406044
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2012
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.21d