Uncertainty and split nitrogen application in corn production

Eli Feinerman, E. Kwan Choi, Stanley R. Johnson

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Abstract

The split application of nitrogen provides insurance against the risk that late spring application will be infeasible because of wet soil. Risk aversion and production uncertainty have little impact on total nitrogen available to the crop but do affect the split in application and the total nitrogen applied. A risk-averse farmer applies more (less) nitrogen prior to planting and total nitrogen than a risk-neutral farmer if nitrogen and water are substitutes (complements). For the case of substitutes, the nitrogen lost through leaching is the premium which the risk-averse farmer pays to insure a proper level of nitrogen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)975-985
Number of pages11
JournalAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics
Volume72
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1990

Keywords

  • Split nitrogen application
  • Uncertainty

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