Summary of Adoption Rates and Number of Fields by Treatment Group and Practice
| Adoption Rates | Number of Fields in Sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Payment | All Nonpayment Fields (Std. Dev.) | Payment Fields | Total | |
| Filter strips | 1 | 0.02*** (0.13) | 36 | 2,988 |
| Riparian buffers | 1 | 0.02*** (0.12) | 14 | 2,990 |
| Field borders | 1 | 0.04*** (0.20) | 25 | 2,983 |
| Grassed waterways | 1 | 0.16*** (0.37) | 82 | 2,865 |
| Terraces | 1 | 0.05*** (0.23) | 59 | 2,881 |
| Conservation tillage | 1 | 0.40*** (0.49) | 98 | 2,478 |
| Nutrient management plan | 1 | 0.05*** (0.21) | 156 | 3,501 |
| Corn | 1 | 0.06*** (0.21) | 32 | 1,170 |
| Wheat | 1 | 0.01*** (0.12) | 59 | 1,125 |
| Barley | 1 | 0.07*** (0.26) | 33 | 339 |
| Soybeans | 1 | 0.05*** (0.22) | 22 | 635 |
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.