THE SUSTAINABILITY OF U.S. SOYBEAN MEAL. U.S. CONSERVATION TILLAGE ACRES FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS Total...

THE SUSTAINABILITY OF U.S. SOYBEAN MEAL

U.S. CONSERVATION

TILLAGE ACRES FOR THE

LAST 30 YEARS

Total acreage in 1982: 362,477,000 acres17 percent was conservationtillage acreage.

61,615,990 Acres

Total acreage today: 325,600,000 acres 63 percent conservation tillage acreage.

205,128,000 Acres

Source: American Farm Bureau Federation.

U N I T E D S T A T E S

1980 ~ 2013

ENERGY PER BUSHEL OF

SOYBEANS

Energy

U N I T E D S T A T E S

1980 ~ 2013

ANNUAL SOILEROSION PER

BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS

Soil Erosion

U N I T E D S T A T E S

1980 ~ 2013

Irrigation Water Applied

IRRIGATIONWATER APPLIED

PER INCREMENTAL BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS

U N I T E D S T A T E S

1980 ~ 2013

PLANTED AREA PER BUSHEL

OF SOYBEANS

Land use

U N I T E D S T A T E S

1980 ~ 2013

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

PER BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS

GreenhouseGases

INDEX OF PER BUSHEL RESOURCE IMPACTS TO

PRODUCE SOYBEANS(U.S. Year 2000 = 1)

*Five-year average 1996 - 2000

Year2000* Unit - Per Bushel

Land Use 0.027 Planted Acres

Soil Erosion 0.131 Tons

Irrigation Water Applied 0.766 Acre Inches

Energy 44,840 BTUs

Greenhouse Gases 8.2 Pounds CO2 Equivalent

Note: Data are presented in index form, where the year 2000 = 1 and a 0.1 point change is equal to 10% difference. Index values allow for comparison of change across multiple dimensions with differing units of measure.

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