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Heterogeneity in farmers’ willingness to produce bioenergy crops in the Midwest USA

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  • Signorini, Guilherme
  • Ortega, David L.
  • Ross, R. Brent
  • Peterson, H. Christopher

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Previous studies indicate that “hesitation” and “skepticism” are important barriers to the development of renewable energy industries in the United States. We examine whether key pecuniary and nonpecuniary characteristics of bioenergy crops underlie the hesitation argument. Based on a stated choice experiment, we find that Midwestern producers appreciate certain crop attributes that are found in switchgrass, but not in conventional crops. We also find that producers would be willing to grow switchgrass-like crops for net margins between $222/acre/year and $247/acre/year in marginal counties. We argue that farmers’ hesitation and skepticism toward bioenergy crops can be overcome.

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  • Signorini, Guilherme & Ortega, David L. & Ross, R. Brent & Peterson, H. Christopher, 2021. "Heterogeneity in farmers’ willingness to produce bioenergy crops in the Midwest USA," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 50(2), pages 367-393, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:agrerw:v:50:y:2021:i:2:p:367-393_8
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    1. Sant’Anna, Ana Claudia & Bergtold, Jason S. & Shanoyan, Aleksan & Caldas, Marcellus M. & Granco, Gabriel, 2022. "Biofuel feedstock contract attributes, substitutability and tradeoffs in sugarcane production for ethanol in the Brazilian Cerrado: A stated choice approach," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 185(C), pages 665-679.

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