2007•Unpublished venueRequires access
ECONOMICS AND MARKETING Economic Analysis of Cotton Conservation Tillage Practices in the Mississippi Delta
James E. Hanks, Steven W. Martin
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Abstract
Producers and conservationists are concerned about soil erosion and soil loss. Producers are also concerned about profits. Many studies have examined tillage methods as a means of con-serving soil. Other studies have evaluated cover crops as a means to conserve soils. This paper evaluates a combination of these two methods of soil conservation based on the economic returns associated with each of the defined systems. Field studies were conducted at Stoneville, MS, from 2000 through 2004. Treatments consisted of con-ventional till, no-till, low-till sub-soiling, no-till with a winter wheat cover crop, and low-till sub-soiling with a winter wheat cover crop. Partial