This paper looks at the economics of conversion and fragmentation of forest land. The forestry economics literature has generally focussed on the management of a single stand for timber and non-timber forest benefits with little attention being paid to forest level land use decisions, and in particular forest stand interactions. As noted by Bowes and Krutilla (1989), the focus on a single stand...

Seedbed conditions during corn (Zea mays L.) planting can have substantial impact on stand establishment and final yield. Planting management decisions are complex due to spatial variability caused by changing soil characteristics such as texture or landscape position. Field experiments conducted in central Missouri from 2017 2019 assessed the effects of varying depths Sites included fine- coar...

Forests dominated by Douglas-fir and western hemlock in the Pacific Northwest of the United States have strongly influenced concepts and policy concerning old-growth forest conservation. Despite the attention to their old-growth characteristics, a tendency remains to view their disturbance ecology in relatively simple terms, emphasizing infrequent, stand-replacing (SR) fire and an associated li...

Introduction Organic seed treatments have been limited in organic production, until recently. Agricoat Natural IITM, is reported to be “an organic liquid biological seed treatment applied as a seed film coating and formulated with beneficial microbes, macro and micro nutrients, amino acids, organic acids, enzymes, proteins, vitamins, and minerals.” Natural IITM also is applied to “promote root ...

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is an important bioenergy crop with the potential to provide a reliable supply of renewable energywhile also sequestering C in the soil. The purpose of this studywas to quantify CO2 fluxes during the establishment and early production years of a young switchgrass stand in the northeastern USA. Switchgrasswas sown in June 2004 and daily CO2 fluxesweremeasured fo...