The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway
Farmers in northern Norway have experienced frequent winter damages of grassland, especially on flat areas and peat soils. The use of open ditches and surface grading has become the common method to drain such fields and for reclaiming new land with such characteristics. We designate this as surface...
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ftnibiocom:oai:brage.bibsys.no:11250/2500462 2023-05-15T16:13:39+02:00 The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway Hegrenes, Agnar Lien, Gudbrand Haraldsen, Trond Sveistrup, Tore E. Norway, Northern Norway, Finnmark, Troms, Nordland 2018-06-05T15:24:45Z http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2500462 eng eng Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning Notat (Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning : trykt utg.) NILF Notat;2001-20 Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning: I000 Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning: I009 20 Drenering Drainage Torv Peat VDP::Landbruksfag: 910 VDP::Agricultural sciences: 910 Research report 2018 ftnibiocom 2018-08-13T13:10:32Z Farmers in northern Norway have experienced frequent winter damages of grassland, especially on flat areas and peat soils. The use of open ditches and surface grading has become the common method to drain such fields and for reclaiming new land with such characteristics. We designate this as surface grading in this paper. An investment analysis is carried out to explore the profitability of this method. This analysis indicates that the method is profitable from the farmers’ point of view. However, the conclusions are sensitive to changes in crop yields and the value of the yields. The cost of a winter damage and thus an unplanned reseeding is high for young leys, but is small for leys approaching the optimal replacement age. The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway publishedVersion Report Finnmark Nordland Nordland Northern Norway Finnmark Nordland Troms Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research: NIBIO Brage Farmers Point ENVELOPE(-55.584,-55.584,52.264,52.264) Norway |
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Farmers in northern Norway have experienced frequent winter damages of grassland, especially on flat areas and peat soils. The use of open ditches and surface grading has become the common method to drain such fields and for reclaiming new land with such characteristics. We designate this as surface grading in this paper. An investment analysis is carried out to explore the profitability of this method. This analysis indicates that the method is profitable from the farmers’ point of view. However, the conclusions are sensitive to changes in crop yields and the value of the yields. The cost of a winter damage and thus an unplanned reseeding is high for young leys, but is small for leys approaching the optimal replacement age. The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway publishedVersion |
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Hegrenes, Agnar Lien, Gudbrand Haraldsen, Trond Sveistrup, Tore E. |
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Hegrenes, Agnar Lien, Gudbrand Haraldsen, Trond Sveistrup, Tore E. |
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The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway |
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The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway |
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The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway |
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The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway |
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The economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern Norway |
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economics of surface grading of peat soils in northern norway |
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Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning |
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Norway, Northern Norway, Finnmark, Troms, Nordland |
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Farmers Point Norway |
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Farmers Point Norway |
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Notat (Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning : trykt utg.) NILF Notat;2001-20 Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning: I000 Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning: I009 |
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