An Analysis of the Impact of Manure Disposal Regulations on Dairy Farms

Abstract

State regulations concerning animal waste disposal can be satisfied by the adoption of alternative manure disposal systems. A linear programming analysis of 25 dairy operations in Massachusetts shows that significant reductions in farm income and changes in optimum farm plans result when these systems are imposed upon the dairy business.

The potential impact of imposing best management practices for nutrient management on the US broiler industry

“…In one of the few published studies, Ashraf and Christensen (1974) suggest that manure system budgets may underestimate direct economic costs to the producer by as much as 40%. The CAST (1996) report emphasized that there are 'no acceptable methods of calculating true costs, in which all costs associated with pollution control are factored'.…”

Geographic information systems (GIS) based model of dairy manure transportation and application with environmental quality consideration

“…In addition to dairy manure (Ashraf and Christensen, 1974;Stonehouse and Narayanan, 1984;Poe et al, 2001;Huang et al, 2005), there have been assessments of broiler litter (Paudel et al, 2002(Paudel et al, -2003(Paudel et al, ,2004Paudel and McIntosh, 2005), swine manure (Fleming et al, 1998;Ribaudo et al, 2004;Yap et al, 2004), and beef cattle manure (Hoag et al, 2004) as crop nutrient sources.…”

Effects of Market and Regulatory Changes on Livestock Manure Management in Southern Alberta

“…Farm‐level optimization models have been used to evaluate livestock production systems and technologies, manure management options, and the effect of nutrient regulations on management systems and costs (Ashraf and Christensen 1974; Schnitkey and Miranda 1993; Flemming et al 1998; Yap et al 2004). Optimal rates of manure application will be higher near the source because the marginal cost of manure, primarily transport cost, is higher at a distant location (Schnitkey and Miranda 1993; Innes 2000).…”