Partial Budgets Quantify Economic Outcomes of Soil Health Management for Farmers

Authors

Jessica A. Kelton, Soil Health InstituteFollow
W. Archie Flanders, Soil Health InstituteFollow
Emily P. Ball, Soil Health InstituteFollow
Dianna K. Bagnall, Soil Health InstituteFollow
C. Wayne Honeycutt, Soil Health InstituteFollow

Volume

63

Issue

3

Abstract

Implementation of soil health management systems, such as reduced tillage and cover cropping, can reduce soil erosion, increase water infiltration, and improve soil productivity. Adoption of these practices can also improve net farm income, but effects vary based on region, commodity, and production methods. A partial budget analysis approach was used to evaluate impacts of adoption of soil health management systems on profitability from a regional, on-farm, perspective. The approach provides farmers with a resource to support decisions when considering the adoption of soil health management systems.

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Kelton, J. A., Flanders, W. A., Ball, E. P., Bagnall, D. K., & Honeycutt, C. W. (2025). Partial Budgets Quantify Economic Outcomes of Soil Health Management for Farmers. The Journal of Extension, 63(3), Article 11. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol63/iss3/11