In the past several decades, North and South Dakota have experienced increased
agricultural expansion and crop rotation simplification, namely an increase in corn (Zea …

Abstract The western Corn Belt region of the United States has become a hotspot for
agricultural extensification and consequent land use and land cover changes. The goals of …

This study focuses on how subsidized crop insurance affects crop choices. Crop insurance
may change farm investments by reducing risks and providing subsidies. First, actuarially …

The rate and location of cropland expansion onto cattle pastures in Brazil could affect global
food security, climate change, and economic growth. We combined mapping, statistical …

This article assesses the political economy of the 2014 US farm bill, with a focus on the farm
support safety net. The farm bill secured substantial bipartisan majorities in a politically …

Unplowed native grasslands are among the most endangered ecosystems in the world, due
in large part to their agricultural suitability and widespread conversion to cropland. Despite …

Abstract The extent of United States Great Plains grass agriculture has ebbed and flowed
over decades in response to market incentives, government policies, technological …

It is well known that insurance market information asymmetry can cause socially excessive
cropping of yield-risky land. We show that crop insurance subsidies can cause the same …

We examine the US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment design while
accounting for the CRP's interactions with the federal crop insurance program. We find that …

Rapid expansion of cropland threatens grassland ecosystems across western North
America and broad-scale planning can be a catalyst motivating individuals and agencies to …