TY - JOUR
T1 - Biophysical simulation in support of crop production decisions
T2 - a case study in the Blacklands region of Texas
AU - Dillon, C. R.
AU - Mjelde, J. W.
AU - McCarl, B. A.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Economic feasibility of Texas Blacklands corn production in relation to sorghum, wheat, and cotton is studied. Biophysical simulation generated yield data are integrated with an economic decision model using quadratic programming. Given the various scenarios analyzed, corn is economically feasible for the Blacklands. A crop mix of half corn and half cotton production is selected under risk neutrality with wheat entering if risk aversion is present. Corn and grain sorghum production are highly substitutable. Profit effects attributed to changing corn planting dates are more pronounced than profit changes resulting from altering corn population or maturity class. -Authors
AB - Economic feasibility of Texas Blacklands corn production in relation to sorghum, wheat, and cotton is studied. Biophysical simulation generated yield data are integrated with an economic decision model using quadratic programming. Given the various scenarios analyzed, corn is economically feasible for the Blacklands. A crop mix of half corn and half cotton production is selected under risk neutrality with wheat entering if risk aversion is present. Corn and grain sorghum production are highly substitutable. Profit effects attributed to changing corn planting dates are more pronounced than profit changes resulting from altering corn population or maturity class. -Authors
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U2 - 10.1017/s0081305200000935
DO - 10.1017/s0081305200000935
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024839518
SN - 1074-0708
VL - 21
SP - 73
EP - 86
JO - Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics
JF - Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics
IS - 1
ER -