This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report 
"Grassland to Cropland Conversion in the Northern Plains:The Role of Crop Insurance, Commodity, and Disaster Programs" (ERR-120), published in June 2011. The content and context 
of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material may not reflect the current ERS program 
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File name		Description

(fig.1a.png)		Figure 1a-U.S. grassland-cropland conversion, 1997-2007
(fig.1b.png)		Figure 1b-U.S. grassland-cropland conversion, as a percentage of 1997 land use
(fig.2.pgn)		Figure 2-Rangeland-cropland conversion, 1997-2007, by USDA Farm Production Region
(fig.3.png)		Figure 3-Hay and pasture-cropland conversion, 1997-2007, by USDA Farm Production Region
(fig.4.pgn)		Figure 4-Conservation Reserve Program-cropland conversion, 1997-2007, by USDA Farm Production Region
(fig.5a.png)		Figure 5a-Grassland-cropland conversion in the Northern Plains, 1987-1997
(fig.5b.png)		Figure 5b-Grassland-cropland conversion in the Northern Plains, 1997-2007
(fig.6a.png)		Figure 6a-Net grassland change vs. cropland and nonagricultural land uses in the United States, 1997-2007
(fig.6b.png)		Figure 6b-Net grassland change vs. cropland and nonagricultural land uses, Northern Plains, 1997-2007
(fig.7a.png)		Figure 7a-Land Resource Regions (LRR) and land use in the Northern Plains
(fig.7b.png)		Figure 7b-Land use in the Northern Plains, by Land Resource Region
(fig.8.png)		Figure 8-Grassland-cropland conversion for the Northern Plains, LRR F, G, and M, 1997-2007
(fig.9.png)		Figure 9-Conceptual model of land use and land quality
(fig.10.png)		Figure 10-Distribution of land by productivity class and use, LRR F, G, and M, Northern Plains
(fig.11.png)		Figure 11-Distribution of grassland by productivity class, LRR F, G, and M, Northern Plains
(fig.12.png)		Figure 12-Marketing loan benefits, crop insurance indemnities, and disaster payments in the Northern Plains, 1997-2007
(fig.13.png)		Figure 13-Marketing loan benefits, crop insurance, disaster assistance and the value of crop production in the Northern Plains, 1997-2007
(fig.14.png)		Figure 14-Adoption of herbicide-tolerant crop varieties, in the Northern Plains, for selected years  
(fig.15.png)		Figure 15-No-till adoption in the Northern Plains, by crop, for selected years 
(fig.16.png)		Figure 16-Changes in cropping patterns, Land Resource Regions F, G, and M, 1997-2007
(fig.17.png)		Figure 17-Change in difference, expected return to cultivated crops and grazing, by Land Resource Region  
(fig.18.png)		Figure 18-Expected NPV of net crop insurance indemnities and SURE payments in the New Land scenario over 5 years
(fig.19.png)		Figure 19-Expected net return to crop insurance and SURE payments under the No Restriction and New Land scenarios
(fig.20.png)		Figure 20-Net crop insurance indemnities, SURE payments, and marketing loan benefits with lower crop prices
(fig.21.png)		Figure 21-Standard deviation of crop revenue as a percentage of expected market revenue 
(fig.22.png)		Figure 22-Potential reduction in grassland to cropland conversion due to Sodsaver
(fig.23.png)		Figure 23-Study area for econometric estimation, North Dakota and South Dakota
(fig.24.png)		Figure 24-Expected disaster assistance, marketing loan benefits, and net insurance indemnities, over time
(fig.25.png)		Figure 25-Estimated acreage effect of marketing loan benefits, crop insurance, and disaster assistance as a percentage of cultivated cropland acreage by major land resource area in 77-county study area