Villacis, Alexis H.Ramsey, A. FordDelgado Martín, JordiAlwang, Jeffrey R.2024-09-272024-09-272020Villacis, A. H., Ramsey, A. F., Delgado, J. A., Alwang, J. R. (2020). Estimating Economically Optimal Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer in No-Tillage Continuous Corn. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 52(4), 613-623. https://doi.org/10.1017/AAE.2020.23http://hdl.handle.net/2183/39259[Abstract:] Stochastic plateau production functions provide improved fertilizer recommendations based on multi-year agronomic experiments where weather and other stochastic variables change over time. This research assesses the profitability of no-tillage corn production in northeastern Colorado and determines economically optimal nitrogen fertilizer rates. It also proposes an alternative parameterization of the linear response stochastic plateau model which provides a robustness check against traditional parameterizations. Results show the current use of nitrogen fertilizer in the area exceeds estimated economically optimal levels. This suggests that a reduction in nitrogen use could increase expected profits and simultaneously reduce environmental costs.engAtribución 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/CornLinear response stochastic plateauMonte CarloNitrogenNo-tillageNon-linear mixed-effects modelsRandom parametersSwitching regressionC12D24Q10Q12Q14journal articleopen access10.1017/AAE.2020.23