A risk analysis of converting conservation reserve program acres to a wheat-sorghum-fallow rotation

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 612-622

  Williams, Jeffery R ^a   Llewelyn, Richard V ^a   Pendell, Dustin L ^b   Schlegel, Alan ^c   Dumler, Troy ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY PRICES; CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; FIELD OPERATION; GRAIN SORGHUM; INPUT RATE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; NET RETURN; NO TILLAGE; REDUCED TILLAGE; RISK PREFERENCE; SEMI-ARID REGION; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STOCHASTIC EFFICIENCY; TRITICUM;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ARID REGIONS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; SAFETY FACTOR;

RISK ANALYSIS;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77749240483     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0142     Document Type: Article

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