Optimal Regional Regulation of Animal Waste

摘要: Large animal facilities generate manure in excess of their production needs leading to excessive nutrient loading. Differences contents phosphorus and nitrogen relative crop requirements exacerbate loading the more abundant nutrient, frequently phosphorus. Current regulations that restrict utilization production, but not at lands leads suboptimal resource allocation under production. The transboundary character further complicates management nitrogen. Due differences environmental characteristics, upstream downstream regions may have differing objectives towards controlling surpluses. We consider optimal a stylized two-agent, two-nutrient two-region model. show trade-offs managing nitrogen, inability regulate applications outside farms’ field areas regional targets can severely impede effectiveness regulation. Depending on economic tightening regulation with respect one might increase other even decrease total welfare.