Regional cost share necessary for rancher participation in brush control Academic Article

abstract

• Large-scale brush-control programs are being proposed in Texas to increase off-site water yields. Biophysical and economic simulation models are combined to estimate the effects of brush control on representative ranches in four ecological regions of the Edwards Plateau area of Texas. Net present values of representative ranches in three of four regions decrease with brush control. Cost shares necessary for ranches from the three regions to break even range from 7% to 31% of total brush-control costs. Any large-scale brush-control program will therefore require a substantial investment by the State of Texas.

authors

• Conner, J. Richard
• Mjelde, James
• Richardson, James

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS

author list (cited authors)

• Lee, A. C., Conner, J. R., Mjelde, J. W., Richardson, J. W., & Stuth, J. W.

complete list of authors

• Lee, AC||Conner, JR||Mjelde, JW||Richardson, JW||Stuth, JW

publication date

• December 2001

published in

• Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics  Journal

keywords

• Brush Control
• Cost Share
• Edwards Plateau
• Rancher Focus Groups
• Simulation

start page

• 478

end page

• 490

volume

• 26

issue

• 2