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Conservation Technology Information Center's Conservation in Action Tour Join us June 10-11 in Arkansas!   Are you ready to embark on a journey through the lush landscapes of Arkansas, where conservation comes to life? Join us for the Conservation Technology Information Center's (CTIC) Conservation in Action Tour, an immersive experience showcasing cutting-edge practices and innovations in conservation agriculture.   What to Expect:  Look at the draft agenda and see where the 2024 Conservation in Action tour will take you! Field Demonstrations: Witness firsthand the impact of conservation practices through interactive field demonstrations. From precision agriculture techniques to ...more

CTIC has partnered with Regrow and The Nature Conservancy on the development, testing and application of the Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS), an automated system to map tillage, residue cover, winter cover, and soil health practices using remote sensing data. While OpTIS calculations are performed at the farm-field scale using publicly available data, the privacy of individual producers is fully protected by reporting only spatially-aggregated results at regional and watershed scales. OpTIS-based data are currently available for the years 2015 through 2021. The Version 4.0 dataset released in September 2023 uses updated algorithms for croplands in all lower 48 states (CONUS). Both ...more

Celebrating Agriculture, Wildlife and Rural Traditions Hosted in Conjunction with the 17th Annual CTIC Conservation In Action Tour 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 10th 2024 This free, interactive, in-person event will take place at the Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters, where you'll be surrounded by like-minded individuals who share your passion for conservation. Limited to 50 attendees, don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with fellow farmers and learn from the experts! Workshop Agenda 11:30 Registration & Optional Tour of HQ (30 minutes) 12:00 Steak Lunch from Black Leg Ranch – A Conservation Award Winning Ranch in North Dakota &...more

Hosted by CTIC OpTIS 4.0: New National Baseline Data for Climate Smart Ag September 27, 2023 Description: Featured speakers: Allison Thomson (Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research) Rob Manes (The Nature Conservancy) Soren Rundquist (Regrow Ag) Debbie Reed (Ecosystem Services Market Consortium) Dave Gustafson (Conservation Technology Information Center)   OpTIS 3.0: Unlocking Water Quality Insights April 26, 2023 Description: Featured speakers: Asmita Murumkar (The Ohio State University) Soren Rundquist (Regrow Ag) Dave Gustafson (Conservation Technology Information Center)   OpTIS High Level Insights on Cover Crops April 29, 2022 Description:Featured speakers: Roderick “Rod” Rejesus (North Carolina State University) Soren Rundquist (Regrow Ag) Dave Gustafson (Conservation ...more

Vegetation Types and Productivity Data are available for vegetation type, herbaceous net primary productivity (NPP), herbaceous NPP trends, and herbaceous NPP deviation from what would be expected based on weather alone. Remote-sensing derived, CONUS-wide grassland data for various vegetation type and health metrics. Data are currently available for the years 2015-2021. The vegetation health data are available at the watershed (HUC8) and Crop Reporting District (CRD) geographic scales.   Explore the Vegetation Types and Productivity Vegetation Types Annual average plant functional type (PFT) by HUC8 and CRD for years spanning 2015 to 2021. PFTs include: Annual Forbs & Grasses, Perennial Forbs & ...more

Introduction CTIC has partnered since 2010 with Regrow and The Nature Conservancy on the development, testing and application of the Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS), an automated system to map tillage, residue cover, winter cover, and soil health practices using remote sensing data. The latest version of the OpTIS data are available below for Croplands. With this latest update (April 2024), the partners are now also releasing analogous data for Grasslands. All pages include charts and maps to further enhance identification of trends and opportunities to promote the adoption of conservation practices. As with previous releases, all data are undergoing various ...more

OpTIS Operational Tillage Information System Using Remote Sensing Data to Map Conservation Ag Practices

Modeled DNDC Soil and GHG Outcomes for Grasslands The Denitrification-Decomposition (DNDC) model was used to simulate carbon and nitrogen soil dynamics in grassland soils.   Explore the Grassland DNDC Modeling Results DNDC Summary Data are available for soil carbon changes and GHG emissions. The soil and GHG outcomes (methane, as well as indirect and direct nitrous oxide) are based on the use of the vegetation type and herbaceous productivity data as input to the DNDC model. Data are currently available for the years 2015-2021. The grasslands DNDC modeling results are available at the US EPA Level 3 Ecoregion scale. View Data ...more

Modeled DNDC Soil and GHG Outcomes Data are available for soil carbon changes and GHG emissions. The soil and GHG outcomes (methane, as well as indirect and direct nitrous oxide) are based on the use of the practice-adoption data as input to the DNDC model. Data are currently available for the years 2015-2021. The Denitrification-Decomposition (DNDC) model was used to simulate carbon and nitrogen soil dynamics as a function of the soil health management practices monitored by OpTIS (crop diversity, conservation tillage, and cover crops). As with previous releases, all data are undergoing various forms of peer review and may ...more