Table 1

Summary of Adoption Rates and Number of Fields by Treatment Group and Practice

Adoption RatesNumber of Fields in Sample
With PaymentAll Nonpayment Fields (Std. Dev.)Payment FieldsTotal
Filter strips10.02*** (0.13)362,988
Riparian buffers10.02*** (0.12)142,990
Field borders10.04*** (0.20)252,983
Grassed waterways10.16*** (0.37)822,865
Terraces10.05*** (0.23)592,881
Conservation tillage10.40*** (0.49)982,478
Nutrient management plan10.05*** (0.21)1563,501
  Corn10.06*** (0.21)321,170
  Wheat10.01*** (0.12)591,125
  Barley10.07*** (0.26)33339
  Soybeans10.05*** (0.22)22635
  • Note: Adoption rates are weighted to be representative of U.S. fields. Statistical significance is a comparison of the weighted mean adoption rates between those fields that received payments and those that did not.

  • *** p < 0.01.