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harmony between agriculture and the environment: recommended data | |
Important data sets covering a wide variety of topics are presented under this research emphasis area, including: agricultural biotechnologySummarized from NASS data on adoption of genetically engineered crop varieties.
agricultural chemicals and production technologyU.S. Fertilizer Imports/Exports—This system provides annual data on U.S. imports and exports of selected fertilizer types. These data are based on "U.S. Merchandise Imports and Exports" released monthly by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign Trade Division. The Economic Research Service (ERS), in collaboration with The Fertilizer Institute, updates the data monthly and maintains the year-to-date fertilizer files. The data reported here are drawn from these files. The system covers imports from 1995 to date and exports from 1990 to date for 26 major fertilizer products and materials, and for 82 major trading countries. Crop Production Practices—Phase II of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is USDA's primary source of information about the current status and trends in crop production practices for major crops (corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton). This survey also obtains data on U.S. farmers' agricultural resource use, as well as data to assess potential environmental impacts associated with crop production practices. The ARMS survey yields annual data summaries for field-level data by crop, including: irrigation technology and water use, nutrient use and nutrient management practices, crop residue management practices, pest management practices and pesticide use, and crop seed variety. Data summaries are available for production years 1996-2000 (1996-98 and 2000 for wheat). Organic Production—Data page providing information on organic operations and acreage for crops and livestock for 1992-2001. Confined Animal and Manure Nutrient Data System—This system provides state and National data about confined animal numbers and associated manure nutrients. These data are based on analysis of the data collected for the 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997 Censuses of Agriculture done by the Economic Research Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service in conjunction with the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The methodology uses the number of animals sold and the end-of-year animal inventory to numbers of confined animals on farms. Manure nutrients were estimated based on the numbers and types of confined animals. Fertilizer Use and Practices, by Crop and Major Producing States—U.S. and State fertilizer use, management and application practices and rates, based on Agricultural Resource and Management Survey (ARMS) data.
Fertilizer Use and Price Statistics—U.S. fertilizer use and prices and nutrients applied per acre for major farm States, 1964-93, for corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat. Cropping practices—These databases contain unsummarized data from the 1990-95 USDA Cropping Practices Survey. Included are data on nutrient and pesticide usage, tillage practices, and related data for major field crops.
Agricultural chemical use, fruit/nuts and vegetables—State and U.S. fertilizer and pesticide use data for fruit, nut, berry, and vegetable crops. Also, fertilizer use data for California vegetable crops.
Agricultural chemical use, field crops—State and U.S. fertilizer
and pesticide use data for corn, cotton, soybeans, wheat, and fall potatoes.
Includes pesticide use by active ingredient, application rates, and acres
treated. Also includes data on target pest by pesticide active ingredient
for fall potatoes beginning with the 1992 data.
agricultural research and productivityAgricultural Research Funding in the Public and Private Sector—This time series data for public and private funding of agricultural research and development covers the years 1970 to 1998 (private) and 1970 to 1999 (public). Data are available either as nominal figures, or corrected for inflation. Agricultural Productivity in the United States—Increased productivity is the main contributor to growth in U.S. agriculture. This data set provides estimates of productivity growth in aggregate for the period 1948-99, and growth and relativity levels for individual States for 1960-96. Trends in Extension Staffing—Data page for information on level and allocation of Extension staffing by State, delivered through spreadsheets. Plant Breeding Research and Development—This data set provides estimates of plant breeding research efforts in the United States. Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)Farm Financial Management Data Page—Table server for data from ARMS for farm financial management and farm household information. Costs and Returns Data—USDA has estimated annual production costs and returns and published accounts for major field crop and livestock enterprises since 1975. Cost and return estimates are reported for the U.S. and major production regions for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, peanuts, oats, barley, sugarbeets, tobacco, milk, hogs, and cow-calf. These cost and return accounts are historical accounts based on the actual costs incurred by producers during each year. State-Level Costs of Production—Costs of production, 1987-89, by selected States for nine major field crops including feed grains, wheat, rice, cotton, soybeans, and peanuts. irrigation and water useWestern Irrigated Agriculture—Irrigation
is critical to U.S. agriculture. While just 16 percent of all harvested
cropland is irrigated, this acreage generates nearly half the value of
all crops sold. Agriculture accounts for over 80 percent of water consumed
in the U.S. Irrigation is particularly important for agriculture in the
17 Western States. But water is increasingly needed for urban, industrial,
environmental, and other uses. Because it accounts for such a large share
of total consumption, agriculture is central to the challenge of balancing
water demands among alternative uses. This data product summarizes the
farm-structural characteristics of irrigated farms in the 17 Western States
based on USDA’s 1998 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey. Amber
Waves summary article Tables on irrigation and water management in agriculture, summarized from Census of Agriculture and other data. organic farming and marketingOrganic Production—Data page providing information on organic operations and acreage for crops and livestock for 1992-2001. Organic Wholesale Prices—Data on prices of organic fruits and vegetables for 1995-2001. land use, value, and managementMajor Land Uses—Estimates for major land uses in the United States, by State for 1945-1997. Land Use Change, 1970s—Paired sample point data of land use change in 135 fast population growth, 36 cropland loss, and 20 cropland gain counties in the United States. Data cover 15 major land uses including agricultural, forest, urban, and wetlands. Dynamics of Land Use Change, 1960s—Paired sample point data of land use change in 53 fast population growth counties in the United States. Data cover 12 major land uses including agricultural and urban. Farm Real Estate Taxes—Reports annual State data on total farm real estate taxes 1890-1989, taxes per acre 1909-91, and taxes per $100 of value 1909-91. Land in Farms and Number of Farms—Spreadsheets derived from official NASS report estimates.
Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents—Spreadsheets and text files derived from official NASS reported estimates and Census of Agriculture data. Historical
Recent
Rural/Urban Continuum Codes—Classification of 3,140 U.S. counties into 10 types based on urban/rural population characteristics and location with respect to metropolitan areas. Data for 1983 and 1993 classifications are included. Urban Influence Codes—Codes classify 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States into 9 mutually exclusive groups. These groups classify metro counties by the size of the metro area they are in and nonmetro counties by their adjacency to each size of metro area and by the size of their own largest city or town. Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes—Rural-urban commuting area code (RUCA) classifies U.S. census tracts using measures of urbanization, population density, and daily commuting from the 1990 decennial census. The classification contains two levels. Whole numbers (1-10) delineate metropolitan, large town, small town, and rural commuting areas based on the size and direction of the tracts' largest commuting flows. These 10 codes are further subdivided to permit stricter or looser delimitation of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settlement, based on secondary commuting flows. The approach errs in the direction of more codes, so as to provide maximum flexibility for the selective combination of codes that will meet varying definitional needs and preferences. Natural Amenities Scale—The Natural Amenities Scale is a measure of the physical characteristics of a county area that enhance the location as a place to live. The index was constructed by combining six measures of climate, typography, and water area that reflect environmental qualities most people prefer. These measures are warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area. The data are available for counties in the lower 48 States. The file contains the original measures and standardized scores for each county as well as the amenities scale. conservation and environmental policy2003 Normalized Prices—The Economic Research Service (ERS) annually calculates normalized prices for evaluating alternative development and management plans for water and related land resources. Normalized prices smooth out the effects of short-term fluctuations so that plans can be evaluated on a more realistic basis rather than using current prices, which may be lower or higher than normal because of short-lived phenomena. Environmental Quality Incentives Program Data—The data presented here provide: An overview of what conservation practices are being funded, Preliminary estimates of unit costs for the most commonly contracted conservation practices and, A comparison of unit costs for different contract sizes to determine the extent to which economies of scale exist practice by practice. Confined Animal and Manure Nutrient Data System—This system provides state and National data about confined animal numbers and associated manure nutrients. These data are based on analysis of the data collected for the 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997 Censuses of Agriculture done by the Economic Research Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service in conjunction with the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The methodology uses the number of animals sold and the end-of-year animal inventory to numbers of confined animals on farms. Manure nutrients were estimated based on the numbers and types of confined animals. Conservation Reserve Program Summary File—County-level data for contracts and acres enrolled by fiscal year (1986-93) and signup periods 1-12. Includes average rental rates, acres enrolled by level of erosion, conservation treatments applied, cost-share data, base acreage reductions, and alternative-use acreage. See all ERS data products related to agriculture and the environment. for more information, contact:
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