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THE SUSTAINABILITY OF U.S. SOYBEAN MEAL
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Page 1: THE SUSTAINABILITY OF U.S. SOYBEAN MEAL. U.S. CONSERVATION TILLAGE ACRES FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS Total acreage in 1982: 362,477,000 acres 17 percent was.

THE SUSTAINABILITY OF U.S. SOYBEAN MEAL

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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.

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

1980 ~ 2013

ENERGY PER BUSHEL OF

SOYBEANS

Energy

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

1980 ~ 2013

ANNUAL SOILEROSION PER

BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS

Soil Erosion

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

1980 ~ 2013

Irrigation Water Applied

IRRIGATIONWATER APPLIED

PER INCREMENTAL BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS

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

1980 ~ 2013

PLANTED AREA PER BUSHEL

OF SOYBEANS

Land use

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

1980 ~ 2013

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

PER BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS

GreenhouseGases

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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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THANK YOU

www.soymeal.orghttp://unitedsoybean.org/topics/sustainability

For additional information, please contact:Philip Lobo - [email protected]

314-579-1582


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