1659 indeed, the evidence to date suggests that when drug coverage for dual eligibles switched from Medi caid to Medicare, the prices for their drugs increased significantly.5 It’s on the basis of such logic that Obama’s recent proposal can be justified. A policy requiring that drug manufacturers offer subsidized Medicare beneficiaries the same prices that Medicaid pays represents an interventi...

The need for precise and responsive management of N fertilizer in corn production is compelling for both economic and environmental reasons, but the optimum N rate remains an elusive notion. Economically optimal N rates (EONR) in much of North America may range from zero to 225 lb/A (Scharf et al., 2006; Sawyer et al. 2006), and may vary as the growing season progresses (van Es et al., 2007). M...

The need for precise and responsive management of N fertilizer in corn production is compelling for both economic and environmental reasons, but the optimum N rate remains an elusive notion. Economically optimal N rates (EONR) in much of North America may range from zero to 225 lb/A (Scharf et al., 2006; Sawyer et al. 2006), and may vary as the growing season progresses (van Es et al., 2007). M...

A field-scale plot study was conducted at Virginia Tech’s Prices Fork Research Farm, to evaluate the transport of nutrients in runoff from manure and fertilizer applied at P-based agronomic rates to cropland planted to corn. Simulated rainfall events representing 2to 10-year storms in southwest Virginia, occurring 1 and 2 days following manure and fertilizer application were used to generate ru...

Tillage practices and nitrogen (N) sources are important factors affecting rice production. Few studies, however, have examined the interactions between tillage practices and N fertilizer sources on NH3 volatilization, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), and rice grain yield. This study aimed to investigate the effects of N fertilizer sources (no N fertilizer, inorganic N fertilizer, organic N ferti...


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 The Governor of Central Java Province initiated the Kartu Tani Program to realize distribution, control, and supervision subsidized fertilizers for farmers. However, there are still problems with implementing this program from farmers, KPL (Complete Fertilizer Kiosk) distributors, related agencies, third parties, BRI Bank. include scarcity fertilizers, delays in fertilizer...

In recent years, prices for N fertilizer have increased dramatically, reducing net returns of fertilized pasture systems. A 5-yr study from 2005 to 2009 was conducted to evaluate management strategies and relative differences in profitability for 3 methods of backgrounding calves on smooth bromegrass pastures. Forty-five steers were used each year for a total of 225 animals in a randomized comp...

Upland rice is typically grown under slash-and-burn systems in the mountainous regions of northern Laos by resource-poor farmers for subsistence. Upland rice cultivars are all traditional and no fertilizer inputs are used. In these systems, grain yields average only 1.7 t/ha. A multi-site experiment was conducted in Luang Prabang province to examine cultivar and fertilizer effects on grain yiel...

This study analyzes the optimal allocation of the world’s land resources over the course of the next century within a dynamic forwardlooking framework, which brings together distinct strands of economic, agronomic, and biophysical literature and incorporates key drivers affecting global land-use. We show that, while some deforestation is optimal in the near term, the desirability of further def...