RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Potential Supply of Midwest Cropland for Conversion to In-Field Prairie Strips JF Land Economics JO Land Econ FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 274 OP 291 DO 10.3368/le.98.2.082020-0129R1 VO 98 IS 2 A1 Luther, Zachary R. A1 Swinton, Scott M. A1 Deynze, Braeden Van YR 2022 UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/98/2/274.abstract AB Prairie strips planted into crop fields offer multiple environmental benefits. This study estimates the willingness of U.S. farmers to convert 5% of their largest corn-soybean field to prairie strips in exchange for payment. Using stated preference results to estimate land supply, we find that 20% of farmers are willing to adopt prairie strips at payments equivalent to average Conservation Reserve Program rental rates, corresponding to potential conversion of 90,000 acres on 1.8 million acres of cropland. Farmers are likelier to adopt in smaller fields and when they perceive that prairie strips will benefit environmental quality or agricultural productivity. (JEL Q15, Q24)