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Role of cost share programs in promoting cover crop adoption: A new perspective

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  • Tong Wang
  • Hailong Jin

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There has been an increasing amount of funding that promotes cover crop adoption. Utilizing farmer survey data, we found that in contrast to 48% of the early cover crop adopters (10+ years) who used cost share, only 18% of the most recent adopters (

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  • Tong Wang & Hailong Jin, 2025. "Role of cost share programs in promoting cover crop adoption: A new perspective," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 47(4), pages 1583-1599, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:apecpp:v:47:y:2025:i:4:p:1583-1599
    DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13532
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