CARD: Center for Agricultural and Rural Development

Ag Policy
Research Areas

Home Ag Policy Research Areas Resource and Environmental Policy

Objective: To explore options for reducing carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, particularly using economic incentives in the agricultural sector to sequester carbon.

• Completed Projects
• Current Projects
• Research Publications
  • Series Papers
  • Journal Articles
• Articles & Briefs
• Presentations

Agricultural Policy Environmental EXtender (APEX) Model: An Emerging Tool for Landscape and Watershed Environmental Analyses, The
Philip W. Gassman, Jimmy R. Williams, Xiuying Wang, Ali Saleh, Edward Osei, Larry M. Hauck, R. César Izaurralde, Joan D. Flowers
[09-TR 49]

Impact of High Crop Prices on Environmental Quality: A Case of Iowa and the Conservation Reserve Program
Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[07-WP 447]

Historical Development and Applications of the EPIC and APEX Models
Philip W. Gassman, Jimmy R. Williams, Verel W. Benson, R. César Izaurralde, Larry M. Hauck, C. Allan Jones, Jay D. Atwood, James Kiniry, Joan D. Flowers
[05-WP 397]

Consequences of Co-benefits for the Efficient Design of Carbon Sequestration Programs, The
Hongli Feng, Catherine L. Kling
[05-WP 390]

Designation of Co-benefits and Its Implication for Policy: Water Quality versus Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils, The
Silvia Secchi, Manoj Jha, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Hongli Feng, Philip W. Gassman, Catherine L. Kling
[05-WP 389]

Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils: Discounting for Uncertainty
Lyubov A. Kurkalova
[05-WP 388]

Dynamics of Carbon Sequestration and Alternative Carbon Accounting, with an Application to the Upper Mississippi River Basin, The
Hongli Feng
[05-WP 386]

Economic and Environmental Co-benefits of Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils: Retiring Agricultural Land in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Hongli Feng, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Catherine L. Kling, Philip W. Gassman
[05-WP 384]

Carbon Sequestration, Co-Benefits, and Conservation Programs
Hongli Feng, Catherine L. Kling, Philip W. Gassman
[04-WP 379]

Environmental Conservation in Agriculture: Land Retirement versus Changing Practices on Working Land
Hongli Feng, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Catherine L. Kling, Philip W. Gassman
[04-WP 365]

Institutions and the Value of Nonpoint Source Measurement Technology: Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Catherine L. Kling, Jinhua Zhao
[03-WP 338]

Regional Estimation of Soil Carbon and Other Environmental Indicators Using EPIC and i_EPIC
Philip W. Gassman, Todd Campbell, R. César Izaurralde, Allison M. Thomson, Jay D. Atwood
[03-TR 46]

Multiple Benefits of Carbon-Friendly Agricultural Practices: Empirical Assessment of Conservation Tillage
Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Catherine L. Kling, Jinhua Zhao
[03-WP 326]

Dynamics of Carbon Sequestration and Measures of Cost-Effectiveness, The
Hongli Feng
[02-WP 320]

Cost of Agricultural Carbon Savings, The
Uwe A. Schneider
[02-WP 306]

Potential of U.S. Agriculture and Forestry to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Agricultural Sector Analysis, The
Uwe A. Schneider, Bruce A. McCarl
[02-WP 300]

Harvesting the Greenhouse through Altered Land Management: Economic Potential and Market Design Challenges
Uwe A. Schneider, Bruce A. McCarl, Richard Woodward
[01-WP 288]

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation through Energy Crops in the United States with Implications for Asian-Pacific Countries
Uwe A. Schneider, Bruce A. McCarl
[01-WP 274]

Influences of Permanence on the Comparative Value of Biological Sequestration versus Emissions Offsets
Bruce A. McCarl, Brian C. Murray, Uwe A. Schneider
[01-WP 282]

Economic Potential of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions: Comparative Role for Soil Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry
Uwe A. Schneider, Bruce A. McCarl, Brian C. Murray, Jimmy R. Williams, Ronald D. Sands
[01-WP 281]

Economic Potential of Biomass-Based Fuels for Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation
Uwe A. Schneider, Bruce A. McCarl
[01-WP 280]

Effects of Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Policies: The Role of International Trade
Uwe A. Schneider, Heng-Chi Lee, Bruce A. McCarl, Chi-Chung Chen
[01-WP 279]

Towards Implementing Carbon Markets in Agriculture
Hongli Feng, Jinhua Zhao, Catherine L. Kling
[00-WP 261]

Resource and Agricultural Policy System (RAPS): Upgrade and Documentation, The
JunJie Wu
[00-TR 45]

Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: Value and Implementation
Hongli Feng, Jinhua Zhao, Catherine L. Kling
[00-WP 256]

Efficiency of Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils, The
Gregory R. Pautsch, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Bruce A. Babcock, Catherine L. Kling
[00-WP 246]

Impact of Soil Conservation Policies on Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of the Central United States, The
Paul D. Mitchell, P. G. Lakshminarayan, Toshitsugu Otake, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 170]

Long-Term Economic Consequences of Alternative Carbon Reducing Conservation and Wetlands Reserve Programs: A BLS Analysis
Randall Reese, Aziz Bouzaher, Jason F. Shogren
[93-WP 114]

Economic and Resource Impacts of Policies to Increase Organic Carbon in Agricultural Soils
Aziz Bouzaher, Derald Holtkamp, Randall Reese, Jason F. Shogren
[93-WP 105]