Risk Management and the Environment in Agriculture: A Key Policy Theme.- I Theory.- 1 The State-contingent Approach to Modeling Environmental Risk Management.- 2 The Precautionary Principle in Practice: How to Write a Call Option on the Environment.- 3 Factors Determining Best Management Practice Adoption Incentives and the Impact of Green Insurance.- 4 Uncertainty and Adoption of Sustainable Farming Systems.- 5 Incentive Design for Introducing Genetically Modified Crops.- 6 An Economic Risk Assessment of the Impact on Producers of Removing Quarantine Restrictions.- II Case Studies.- 7 Risk Attitudes and Risk Perceptions of Crop Producers in Western Australia.- 8 Valuing Pest Control: How Much is Due to Risk Aversion?.- 9 The Influence of Price Risk on Set-aside Choice in the EU.- 10 Production Risks, Acreage Decisions, and Implications for Revenue Insurance Programs.- 11 The Effects of Crop Insurance and Disaster Relief Programs on Soil Erosion: The Case of Soybeans and Corn.- Conclusion.- Author Index.