J. Wesley Burnett

Jul 29, 2024 | ers.usda.gov | Daniel Szmurlo |J. Wesley Burnett

Feature: Land Use, Land Value & Tenure Highlights: About 40 percent of farmland in the 48 contiguous States is rented, and tenants may operate farms differently than owner-operators because they may be less likely to see the long-term effects of management decisions such as adoption of conservation practices.

Sep 8, 2023 | ers.usda.gov | Scott Callahan |J. Wesley Burnett |Daniel Szmurlo

This report explores patterns across cropland owner-operators and cropland renters in the adoption of conservation tillage, cover cropping, and six permanent structural practices (riparian buffers, filter strips, field borders, terraces, grass waterways, and contour farming).