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RECORD NUMBER: 3 OF 14Main Title | Alternatives for Reducing Insecticides on Cotton and Corn: Economic and Environmental Impact - Supplement 2: Procedures Used in Setting Up the Agricultural Production Model. | |||||||||||
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Author | Rovinsky, Robert B. ; Russell, Noel P. ; LaDue, Eddy L. ; Shoemaker, Christine A. ; Pimentel., David ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY.;Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1979 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-R-802518-02; EPA-600/5-79-007C; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB80-150451 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Agricultural economics ; Mathematical models ; Production ; Linear programming ; Yield ; Grains(Food) ; Corn ; Wheat ; Cotton fibers ; Soybeans ; Transportation ; Cost engineering ; Variable costs ; Supply(Economics) ; Demand(Economics) ; Tables(Data) ; States(United States) ; | |||||||||||
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Collation | 121p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The procedures used in setting up the agricultural production model used in a study of alternatives for reducing insecticides on cotton and corn are described. The major analytical tool used is a spatial equilibrium model of U.S. agriculture. This is a linear programming model that minimizes the cost of producing and transporting corn, sorghum, wheat, oats, barley, rye, soybeans, and cotton given resource availability, technology, and commodity demands. The model can be divided into a supply segment, a nutrient transfer segment, |