Conservation policy in agricultural systems in the United States relies primarily on voluntary
action by farmers. Federal conservation programs, including the Environmental Quality …

Since 2011, qualitative studies examining adoption of conservation practices and programs
(CPPs) have burgeoned. This article presents a systematic review of all US-based …

Calls for improved targeting of conservation resources are increasingly common. However,
arguments for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural conservation …

This is a comprehensive review of all published, quantitative studies focused on adoption of
agricultural conservation practices in the United States between 1982 and 2017. This review …

Land used for agricultural production comprises a significant portion of the United States
(US) land area and is increasingly the focus of conservation efforts. These efforts include …

Despite its economic and social benefits, agriculture is now a leading source of water
pollution in the United States. While significant research effort has attempted to understand …

Transaction costs may be a barrier to participation in USDA conservation programs. Data on
perceived barriers and transaction costs from the 2012 USDA Agricultural Resources …

Growing interest in sustainability of food production has put pressure on producers to
examine their production practices. In particular, farmers' use of conservation practices is …

Over the last 70 years, the United States Congress has taken on the task of determining how
federal dollars will be invested in agriculture through farm bills. 1 The focus of this paper is to …

This article presents a guide for understanding the purposes and appropriate uses of
different measures of conservation behavior. While applicable across natural resource …