Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest
Abstract Economic projections after widespread deep compaction during wet harvests are essentially nonexistent. Therefore, we project state‐level economic costs to producers in North Dakota and Minnesota for the upcoming 2020 and 2021 crops. We provide economic cost graphs as functions of grain sell...
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| author | Aaron Lee M. Daigh Jodi DeJong‐Hughes Umesh Acharya |
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| description | Abstract Economic projections after widespread deep compaction during wet harvests are essentially nonexistent. Therefore, we project state‐level economic costs to producers in North Dakota and Minnesota for the upcoming 2020 and 2021 crops. We provide economic cost graphs as functions of grain sell prices and fractions of land impacted by deep wheel‐traffic compaction. At corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] sell prices of US$3.06 bu−1 and $8.78 bu−1 for North Dakota and $3.26 bu−1 and $8.98 bu−1 for Minnesota, we estimate a minimum economic cost of US$587 million through 2021, excluding environmental externalities and other feedbacks, for every 10% of lands compacted during the 2019 harvest. Actual impacted land area may range up to 30%, resulting in a range of US$0 to $1.76 billion of actual costs. Precise large‐scale, deep‐compaction reports/sensing is needed to determine actual fractions of impacted land. Policies incentivizing conservation practices to reduce the occurrence of field traffic on wet soils are strongly encouraged. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e4e00c4e2ed4c3da30e02ca3e1fb2cf2022-12-21T19:02:22ZengWileyAgricultural & Environmental Letters2471-96252020-01-0151n/an/a10.1002/ael2.20013Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvestAaron Lee M. Daigh0Jodi DeJong‐Hughes1Umesh Acharya2Soil Science Dep. North Dakota State Univ. Fargo ND 58108 USAMid‐Central Research and Outreach Center Univ. of Minnesota Willmar MN 56201 USASoil Science Dep. North Dakota State Univ. Fargo ND 58108 USAAbstract Economic projections after widespread deep compaction during wet harvests are essentially nonexistent. Therefore, we project state‐level economic costs to producers in North Dakota and Minnesota for the upcoming 2020 and 2021 crops. We provide economic cost graphs as functions of grain sell prices and fractions of land impacted by deep wheel‐traffic compaction. At corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] sell prices of US$3.06 bu−1 and $8.78 bu−1 for North Dakota and $3.26 bu−1 and $8.98 bu−1 for Minnesota, we estimate a minimum economic cost of US$587 million through 2021, excluding environmental externalities and other feedbacks, for every 10% of lands compacted during the 2019 harvest. Actual impacted land area may range up to 30%, resulting in a range of US$0 to $1.76 billion of actual costs. Precise large‐scale, deep‐compaction reports/sensing is needed to determine actual fractions of impacted land. Policies incentivizing conservation practices to reduce the occurrence of field traffic on wet soils are strongly encouraged.https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20013 |
| spellingShingle | Aaron Lee M. Daigh Jodi DeJong‐Hughes Umesh Acharya Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest Agricultural & Environmental Letters |
| title | Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest |
| title_full | Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest |
| title_fullStr | Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest |
| title_full_unstemmed | Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest |
| title_short | Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest |
| title_sort | projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20013 |
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