%0 Journal Article
%T Conservation Adoption Among Owners and Tenant Farmers in the Southern United States
%A Hua Wang
%A Naveen Adusumilli
%J Agriculture | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9030053
%X This study investigates owner and tenant characteristics and differences between these two groups in their participation in federal conservation initiatives. Bivariate probit model analysis, based on a 2016¨C2017 Louisiana row-crop producerĄ¯s survey show that owners, relative to tenant farmers, are more likely to adopt conservation in early years of ownership. The results emphasize the need for mechanisms for tenants in short-term contracts to invest in long-term conservation. Moreover, conservation initiatives should be tailored, as tenant farmers are increasingly farming more land and policies should carefully account for this growing group of farmers. View Full-Tex
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/9/3/53