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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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