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Economic evaluation of alternative agricultural resources conservation policies

Creator:

Ogishi, Aya

Abstract:

The agriculture production system in the post-war United States is characterized as highly specialized and increasingly dependent on off-farm inputs. Although the US has traditionally supported agriculture with numerous government commodity programs such as target prices, nonrecourse loans, and deficiency payments, agriculture today is perceived as one of the major...

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Masters Thesis

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agriculture with numerous government commodity programs such as target prices, nonrecourse loans, and
Field measurements of nitrate leaching below Willamette Valley row and mint crops

Creator:

Oregon State University. Extension Service, Feaga, Jeff, and Selker, John S.

Abstract:

According to the United States Geological Survey, 9 percent of wells in the Willamette Valley exceed the EPA’s 10 ppm drinking water standard for nitrogen in the NO3– compound, or NO3–-N. A study of 281 domestic drinking water wells in Lane County showed that 22 percent of the wells exceeded...

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Technical Report

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bioengineering, Oregon State University. Jeff Feaga and John Selker Western Oregon’s Willamette Valley