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  • Cover crop use is more persistent on cotton and corn silage fields
    4/22/2021
    Cover crop use is more persistent on cotton and corn silage fields
  • Irrigation delivery organizations released water from systems for a variety of users, purposes
    2/18/2021
    Irrigation delivery organizations released water from systems for a variety of users, purposes
  • Cover crop adoption more persistent on cotton and corn silage fields
    2/17/2021
    Cover crop adoption more persistent on cotton and corn silage fields
  • Irrigation delivery organizations acquired most water from Federal water projects and natural water bodies
    2/8/2021
    Irrigation delivery organizations acquired most water from Federal water projects and natural water bodies
  • U.S. irrigation organizations performed a variety of water management functions
    1/15/2021
    U.S. irrigation organizations performed a variety of water management functions
  • Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
    11/16/2020
    Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
  • USDA’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Kansas largely attracts participants with higher rates of groundwater depletion
    10/21/2020
    USDA’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Kansas largely attracts participants with higher rates of groundwater depletion
  • Conservation spending remained roughly level in recent years, a trend projected to continue through 2023
    10/5/2020
    Conservation spending remained roughly level in recent years, a trend projected to continue through 2023
  • Most land exiting USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program was used for annual crop production
    9/14/2020
    Most land exiting USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program was used for annual crop production
  • A large share of land enrolled in USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program was located in the Plains, from Texas to Montana
    5/26/2020
    A large share of land enrolled in USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program was located in the Plains, from Texas to Montana
  • Agriculture contributed 10.5 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2018
    4/22/2020
    Agriculture contributed 10.5 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2018
  • Most conservation practices in USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program are part of multi-practice contracts
    4/13/2020
    Most conservation practices in USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program are part of multi-practice contracts
  • The fate of expiring Conservation Reserve Program acreage varied with its conservation practice
    1/13/2020
    The fate of expiring Conservation Reserve Program acreage varied with its conservation practice
  • Conservation practices have decreased soil erosion on cultivated cropland over time
    9/20/2019
    Conservation practices have decreased soil erosion on cultivated cropland over time
  • Potential effects of climate change on agricultural productivity likely to vary by region
    9/9/2019
    Potential effects of climate change on agricultural productivity likely to vary by region
  • Shifts in payments for the top five crop management practices in USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program
    9/6/2019
    Shifts in payments for the top five crop management practices in USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program
  • ICYMI... U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
    8/27/2019
    ICYMI... U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
  • Drought-tolerant corn varieties often planted on non-irrigated fields
    7/29/2019
    Drought-tolerant corn varieties often planted on non-irrigated fields
  • Increased compliance enforcement would result in greater reductions in excess nitrogen applications
    7/26/2019
    Increased compliance enforcement would result in greater reductions in excess nitrogen applications
  • Cover crops and rotational grazing are more widely used by organic producers
    7/3/2019
    Cover crops and rotational grazing are more widely used by organic producers
  • No-till and conservation tillage practices are more common on fields planted with drought-tolerant corn
    6/10/2019
    No-till and conservation tillage practices are more common on fields planted with drought-tolerant corn
  • No-till and strip-till are widely adopted conservation practices, but are often used in rotation with full-width tillage
    5/2/2019
    No-till and strip-till are widely adopted conservation practices, but are often used in rotation with full-width tillage
  • Regional strategies for reducing nitrogen loadings to the Gulf of Mexico differ according to how policy objectives are formulated
    4/22/2019
    Regional strategies for reducing nitrogen loadings to the Gulf of Mexico differ according to how policy objectives are formulated
  • Lower completion rates for contracted practices are associated with greater impacts on participant behavior
    3/26/2019
    Lower completion rates for contracted practices are associated with greater impacts on participant behavior
  • U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
    3/21/2019
    U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
  • Pasture, rangeland, and forage-area crops have driven the growth in insured acres since 2007
    2/19/2019
    Pasture, rangeland, and forage-area crops have driven the growth in insured acres since 2007
  • 2018 Farm Act maintains conservation spending
    2/12/2019
    2018 Farm Act maintains conservation spending
  • Drought-tolerant corn accounted for about 40 percent of corn acreage in drought-prone Nebraska and Kansas in 2016
    2/4/2019
    Drought-tolerant corn accounted for about 40 percent of corn acreage in drought-prone Nebraska and Kansas in 2016
  • The costs of reducing nitrogen discharges to the Gulf of Mexico vary by region
    12/20/2018
    The costs of reducing nitrogen discharges to the Gulf of Mexico vary by region
  • USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program is regionally concentrated
    12/3/2018
    USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program is regionally concentrated
  • No-till adoption slows for some crops
    11/23/2018
    No-till adoption slows for some crops
  • Conservation tillage is used on a majority of U.S. corn, soybean, and wheat acres
    9/28/2018
    Conservation tillage is used on a majority of U.S. corn, soybean, and wheat acres
  • Reducing nutrient loadings to the Gulf of Mexico most cost effectively would concentrate efforts in the Lower Mississippi sub-basin
    9/27/2018
    Reducing nutrient loadings to the Gulf of Mexico most cost effectively would concentrate efforts in the Lower Mississippi sub-basin
  • Prevalence of USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program contracts for conservation tillage varies by region
    9/12/2018
    Prevalence of USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program contracts for conservation tillage varies by region
  • Planting switchgrass would increase nitrogen fertilizer application, but reduce nitrogen runoff across the United States
    8/28/2018
    Planting switchgrass would increase nitrogen fertilizer application, but reduce nitrogen runoff across the United States
  • Almond pollination service fees more than doubled since 2004
    7/17/2018
    Almond pollination service fees more than doubled since 2004