Irrigation in the Eastern US receives little attention compared to the West, but farmers in humid states of the US …, traditionally reliant on rainfall, have more than tripled irrigation since 1978. We examine this trend in Illinois where there has … been a nearly threefold increase in center pivot irrigation systems (CPIS) installations since 1988. Specifically, we …

Crop farmers have few short-run options for reducing downside production risk from changes in drought frequency and … how recent drought exposure, drought risk, and other climatic features have influenced adoption of DT corn--a water … drought risk and exposure. Using a representative sample of U.S. farmers' fields, we implement a novel econometric method …

yield and its risk are mixed. Under a drought condition, cover crops reduced soybean yield and increased yield variation … its risk imply that farmers are divided in their acceptance of cover crops as a mean to build resilience to drought … resilience to drought. We explored factors influencing farmer's adoption of cover crops and examined the effects of cover crops …

how wider use of conservation tillage might offset the increase in drought-induced downside risk to soybean yields under … negatively affects corn or soybean yields. We also find that it can mitigate the impact of drought on soybean yields. We explore …