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  • U.S. soybean yields to decrease, corn yields to increase based on climate projections
    3/4/2024
    U.S. soybean yields to decrease, corn yields to increase based on climate projections
  • Climate-linked yield changes projected to vary by region and by crop
    3/4/2024
    Climate-linked yield changes projected to vary by region and by crop
  • Agriculture accounted for an estimated 10.6 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021
    2/27/2024
    Agriculture accounted for an estimated 10.6 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021
  • Emergency Relief Program payments aiding U.S. crop producers concentrated in North Dakota and Texas
    1/24/2024
    Emergency Relief Program payments aiding U.S. crop producers concentrated in North Dakota and Texas
  • Estimated U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, including net sources and removals (sinks) from LULUCF, 2001–21
    11/6/2023
    Estimated U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, including net sources and removals (sinks) from LULUCF, 2001–21
  • Estimated U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, with electricity-related emissions distributed, 2021
    11/3/2023
    Estimated U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, with electricity-related emissions distributed, 2021
  • Irrigated agricultural acreage has grown, shifting eastward, while western irrigated acreage has declined
    9/27/2023
    Irrigated agricultural acreage has grown, shifting eastward, while western irrigated acreage has declined
  • Hurricanes in 2017 cut Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector revenue by 19 percent
    4/27/2023
    Hurricanes in 2017 cut Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector revenue by 19 percent
  • Use of recycled and reclaimed water sources for irrigation varies across the United States
    3/22/2023
    Use of recycled and reclaimed water sources for irrigation varies across the United States
  • Agriculture, including electricity use, accounted for an estimated 11.2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
    7/11/2022
    Agriculture, including electricity use, accounted for an estimated 11.2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
  • Irrigated cropping patterns in the United States have evolved significantly since 1964
    3/25/2022
    Irrigated cropping patterns in the United States have evolved significantly since 1964
  • Use of surface or groundwater for irrigation depends on regional water availability, legal institutions, and infrastructure investments
    3/14/2022
    Use of surface or groundwater for irrigation depends on regional water availability, legal institutions, and infrastructure investments
  • Use of irrigation systems vary by crop
    3/2/2022
    Use of irrigation systems vary by crop
  • Per acre water use in irrigated farmland shows a declining trend
    1/19/2022
    Per acre water use in irrigated farmland shows a declining trend
  • The distribution of U.S. irrigated acreage has shifted eastward since mid-20th century
    1/4/2022
    The distribution of U.S. irrigated acreage has shifted eastward since mid-20th century
  • Irrigation delivery organizations use a variety of methods to calculate on-farm water use
    12/13/2021
    Irrigation delivery organizations use a variety of methods to calculate on-farm water use
  • Large irrigation organizations are most likely to own water storage infrastructure
    11/29/2021
    Large irrigation organizations are most likely to own water storage infrastructure
  • Cost cited as major reason for not lining canals that carry water to farms, ranches in 2019
    11/3/2021
    Cost cited as major reason for not lining canals that carry water to farms, ranches in 2019
  • Use of pressurized irrigation systems in the western United States roughly doubled from 1984 to 2018
    9/13/2021
    Use of pressurized irrigation systems in the western United States roughly doubled from 1984 to 2018
  • Crop production is the largest user of freshwater in the U.S. food system, 1997-2012
    8/9/2021
    Crop production is the largest user of freshwater in the U.S. food system, 1997-2012
  • The U.S. food system relies more heavily on surface water than groundwater, 1997-2012
    8/9/2021
    The U.S. food system relies more heavily on surface water than groundwater, 1997-2012
  • Fresh vegetables and other foods each use about 20 percent of freshwater, 2012
    8/9/2021
    Fresh vegetables and other foods each use about 20 percent of freshwater, 2012
  • Water use tradeoffs exist between different dietary patterns, 2007
    8/9/2021
    Water use tradeoffs exist between different dietary patterns, 2007
  • Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
    11/16/2020
    Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
  • Households are the largest users of fossil fuels in the U.S. food system
    8/12/2020
    Households are the largest users of fossil fuels in the U.S. food system
  • U.S. food system accounted for between 7 to 28 percent of the Nation’s 2007 use of five natural resources
    5/28/2020
    U.S. food system accounted for between 7 to 28 percent of the Nation’s 2007 use of five natural resources
  • 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
  • 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
  • Extent of irrigated fieldcrop acreage under reference weather and under climate change projections
    5/4/2017
    Extent of irrigated fieldcrop acreage under reference weather and under climate change projections
  • Some manure nutrients produced in the Chesapeake Bay watershed can be captured for later use
    9/30/2016
    Some manure nutrients produced in the Chesapeake Bay watershed can be captured for later use
  • Climate change is projected to cause declines and shifts in fieldcrop acreage across U.S. regions
    9/9/2016
    Climate change is projected to cause declines and shifts in fieldcrop acreage across U.S. regions
  • Annual Temperature Humidity Index (THI) load and location of dairy operations, 2007
    6/14/2016
    Annual Temperature Humidity Index (THI) load and location of dairy operations, 2007
  • Agriculture accounted for 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2014
    5/11/2016
    Agriculture accounted for 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2014
  • Climate change is projected to cause declines and shifts in fieldcrop acreage across the United States
    2/17/2016
    Climate change is projected to cause declines and shifts in fieldcrop acreage across the United States
  • More efficient irrigation methods are being adopted on farmland in the Western United States
    1/6/2016
    More efficient irrigation methods are being adopted on farmland in the Western United States
  • No-till or strip-till use on all acres of four major crops, 2010-11
    12/21/2015
    No-till or strip-till use on all acres of four major crops, 2010-11