NDLI: Field-Level Financial Assessment of Contour Prairie Strips for Enhancement of Environmental Quality

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Author	Tyndall, John C. Schulte, Lisa A. Liebman, Matthew Helmers, Matthew
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The impacts of strategically located contour prairie strips on sediment and nutrient runoff export from watersheds maintained under an annual row crop production system have been studied at a long-term research site in central Iowa. Data from 2007 to 2011 indicate that the contour prairie strips utilized within row crop-dominated landscapes have greater than proportionate and positive effects on the functioning of biophysical systems. Crop producers and land management agencies require comprehensive information about the Best Management Practices with regard to performance efficacy, operational/management parameters, and the full range of financial parameters. Here, a farm-level financial model assesses the establishment, management, and opportunity costs of contour prairie strips within cropped fields. Annualized, depending on variable opportunity costs the 15-year present value cost of utilizing contour prairie strips ranges from $590 to $ 865 ha−1 year−1 ( $240–$ 350 ac−1 year−1). Expressed in the context of “treatment area” (e.g., in this study 1 ha of prairie treats 10 ha of crops), the costs of contour prairie strips can also be viewed as $59 to about $ 87 per treated hectare ( $24–$ 35 ac−1). If prairie strips were under a 15-year CRP contract, total per acre cost to farmers would be reduced by over 85 %. Based on sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen export data from the related field studies and across low, medium, and high land rent scenarios, a megagram (Mg) of soil retained within the watershed costs between $7.79 and $ 11.46 mg−1, phosphorus retained costs between $6.97 and $ 10.25 kg−1, and nitrogen retained costs between $1.59 and $ 2.34 kg−1. Based on overall project results, contour prairie strips may well become one of the key conservation practices used to sustain US Corn Belt agriculture in the decades to come.
Starting Page	736
Ending Page	747
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	52
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-06-23
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Agricultural Best Management Practices Contour prairie strips Financial analysis—perennial conservation practice US Corn Belt Water quality Environmental Management Ecology Nature Conservation Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Forestry Management Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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