Although implementing conservation practices on private farms and forests can produce
substantial environmental benefits, these practices are not being adopted widely enough to …

Agri-environment-climate measures (AECMs) represent a transaction of ecological capital
between the government as the buyer of the agri-environmental goods and services …

Farmers are increasingly planting cover crops to improve soil health and provide other
ecosystem services. Cover crop incentive programs in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York …

Agricultural and applied economists have begun routinely using behavioral and
experimental economics tools to answer important questions about agri-environmental …

Conservation tenders are being used as a policy mechanism to deliver environmental
benefits through changes in land, water and biodiversity management. While these …

This research brings together insights from the literature on the measurement of transaction
costs related to agri-environmental schemes (AES) and formulates a conceptual framework …

Many conservation programs provide economic incentives for landscape best management
practices adopted by households. These programs typically include multiple administrative …

In a world free of transaction costs, reverse auctions have the potential to cost‐effectively
allocate payment for environmental service contracts by targeting projects that provide the …

US agriculture is vital to meeting a growing global population's demand for food, fiber, feed,
and fuel. Smart technologies, big data, and improvements in crop genetics present …

Native forest establishment is an important mechanism to sequester carbon, increase
biodiversity, prevent erosion, and improve water quality. Designing incentive programmes to …