Adoption of Conservation Agricultural Practices

Data are available for the adoption of cover crops and conservation tillage. Remote-sensing derived, CONUS-wide cropland data for the adoption of two important conservation practices (cover crops and reduced tillage).

Data are currently available for the years 2015-2021. All data are available at the watershed (HUC8) and Crop Reporting District (CRD) geographic scales.

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Cover Crop

The extent of cover crop adoption on row crops across CONUS (the lower 48 states).

Remote-sensing derived, CONUS-wide cropland data for the adoption of cover crops. Data are currently available for the years 2015-2021. All data are available at the watershed (HUC8) and Crop Reporting District (CRD) geographic scales.

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Data Release September 2023

Tillage

The extent of reduced tillage adoption on row crops across CONUS (the lower 48 states).

Remote-sensing derived, CONUS-wide cropland data for the adoption of various forms of tillage. Data are currently available for the years 2015-2021. All data are available at the watershed (HUC8) and Crop Reporting District (CRD) geographic scales.

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Data Release September 2023

Crop Rotation

The extent of cover crops and reduced tillage adoption by crop rotation for row crops across CONUS (the lower 48 states).

Remote-sensing derived, CONUS-wide cropland data for the adoption of conservation practices by crop rotation. Data are currently available for the years 2015-2021. All data are available at the watershed (HUC8) and Crop Reporting District (CRD) geographic scales.

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Data Release September 2023