Research Article

The Impact of US Biofuels Policy on Agricultural Production and Nitrogen Loads in Alabama

Table 7

Simulation results for the baseline, scenario (a), and scenario (b).

Nonpoint source pollutionTotal production
Nitrogen lossCornCottonSoybeans

Baseline19,803.25519,888.66107,067.46122,184.51
Scenario (a) 56.7 Mm320,461.67620,338.8295,735.05113,136.25
Scenario (b) 132.3 Mm323,764.071,158,759.6237,180.1441,175.48

Nitrogen loss and total agricultural production are expressed in metric tons.