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Abstract
A state-level analysis of the Re-enrollment and Extension (REX) program on southern
states indicates a positive relationship between percentage of tree acreage and Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP) re-enrollment for states in which conservation acreage is
dominated by trees. However, the relationship depends on crop mix where CRP acreage
is dominated by grass. County-level analysis suggests that states will differ in how quickly
they opt out of CRP. Of the states examined, Arkansas is the most likely to move land to
corn, with Mississippi the least likely. Arkansas and Kentucky will switch to soybean first,
followed by Mississippi and Georgia.