Farmland Rental and Conservation Practice Adoption

James Burnett, Daniel Szmurlo and Scott Callahan

No 341821, Economic Information Bulletin from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report explores patterns across cropland owner-operators and cropland renters in the adoption of conservation tillage, cover cropping, and six permanent structural practices (riparian buffers, field borders, filter strips, terraces, grass waterways, and contour farming). Data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) (2011–2021) on corn, soybeans, cotton, barley, and sorghum growers show little evidence of systemic differences in conservation practice adoption on owner-operated fields compared to cash-rented fields. Differences between owner-operated plots and share-rented plots persist for certain practices and regions of the United States. The report also examines how the institutional factors surrounding farmland rental markets challenge the notion that land renters are inclined to exploit long-term soil quality for short-term profits.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 71
Date: 2024-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.341821

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