Cost sharing for timber stand improvements: Inducement or crowding out of private investment?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.10.014
Abstract: Cost sharing has been widely used to encourage the management of privately owned forests. While there is evidence of its capacity to promote management activities, it still remains open whether cost sharing induces additional private… read more here.
Keywords: cost sharing; cost share; improvements inducement; stand improvements ... See more keywords
Do cost-share programs increase cover crop use? Empirical evidence from Iowa
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DOI: 10.1017/s1742170521000132
Abstract: Cover crops can generate both on-farm and water-quality benefits. However, their use in Iowa remains subdued, partly due to implementation costs faced by farmers. We tested the hypothesis that monetary incentives through cost-share programs are… read more here.
Keywords: cost share; cost; share programs; cover crop ... See more keywords
State-Level Forestry Cost-Share Programs and Economic Impact of Increased Timber Outputs: A South Carolina Case Study
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DOI: 10.3390/resources6010004
Abstract: Management of family forests in the United States has been long-influenced by public policies and programs that encourage active management on these private lands, especially afforestation of idle lands and reforestation of cut-over lands. Financial… read more here.
Keywords: state; cost share; timber; share programs ... See more keywords