Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) U.S. data at state, county and individual practice level for soil and environmental health, 2009-2018

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Below is a list and description of the files included in this data publication.

\Data\EQIP_Data_2008-2013.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing EQIP data collected from 2009-2013.
\Data\EQIP_Data_2014-2018.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing EQIP data collected from 2014-2018.


Variables included in these data files:

contract_year = year that the USDA NRCS contract was initiated

prog = NRCS conservation program code; this analysis included only the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

state_code = code for the state where the contract & practice was initiated/completed (based on the United States' Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)

state = state where the contract & practice was initiated/completed

county_code = code for the county within a state where the contract & practice was initiated/completed (based on the United States' Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)

county = county within a state where the contract & practice was initiated/completed

contract_status = status of the Contract (options are Completed or Active)

planned_year = year that the USDA NRCS contract was planned to begin

planned_amt = amount of the practice (in acres, number, etc.) based on the practice_units column

applied_date = date that the practice was applied (mm/dd/yyyy where mm = month, dd = day, and yyyy = year)

obligation = dollar amount that was obligated to the contract (by conservation practice)

payment = dollar amount that was paid by the contract (by conservation practice), utilized in the analysis of Basche et al. (2020)

applied_year = year that the USDA NRCS contract was applied (NA = not applicable)

practice_units = units of the practice, associated with the planned_amount column. Options include: ac (acre); ac-ft (acre feet); ani-unit (animal units); ft (feet); mi (miles); no (number); and sq-ft (square feet).

practice_code = three digit identifier associated with the USDA NRCS practice. Practice code numbers and names can be found in the National Conservation Practice Standards Catalog (available at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/technical/cp/ncps/).

practice_name = name associated with the USDA NRCS practice. Practice information can be found in the National Conservation Practice Standards Catalog (available at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/technical/cp/ncps/).

type = coding for the type of practice classification, utilized in the analysis of Basche et al. (2020). Options include: edge-field (practice occurring on the perimeter of a managed land and is also called boundary practice); facility physical structure or facility or an equipment-related practice); in-field (in-situ practice occurring directly in the managed land); plan (plan or management description); and none (no info was available on the NRCS practice website and the practice name did not provide enough context to categorize).

agroeco_level = coding for the transition to ecologically-based management classification, utilized in the analysis of Basche et al. 2020. Options include: L1 (Level 1 - practices focused on improving efficiency of inputs); L2 (Level 2 - practices focused on substitution of inputs); L3 (Level 3 - practices focused on systemic redesign at the farm-level); none (no info was available on the NRCS practice website and the practice name did not provide enough context to categorize); and not applicable.

soilhealth_out = coding according to the soil health outcome classification matrix, utilized in the analysis of Basche et al. (2020). Options include: 1 (Quadrant 1 - practices that would not reduce disturbance or erosion nor increase plant or livestock diversity); 2 (Quadrant 2 - practices with the potential to reduce disturbance or erosion but not increase plant or livestock diversity); 3 (Quadrant 3
- practices that would not reduce disturbance or erosion, but with the potential to increase plant or livestock diversity); 4 (Quadrant 4 - practices with the potential to both reduce disturbance or erosion and to increase plant of livestock diversity); NEG (practices had the potential to degrade rather than improve soil health); none (no info was available on the NRCS practice website and the practice name did not provide enough context to categorize); and not applicable.

adapt_strat = coding practices using adaptive strategy principles, utilized in the analysis of Basche et al. 2020. Options include: P (resistance); R (resilience); T(transformation strategies); and none (no info was available on the NRCS practice website and the practice name did not provide enough context to categorize).

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Basche, Andrea; Tully, Katherine; Álvarez-Berríos, Nora L.; Reyes, Julian; Lengnick, Laura; Brown, Tabitha; Moore, Jennifer M.; Schattman, Rachel E.; Johnson, Lana Koepke; Roesch-McNally, Gabrielle. 2020. Evaluating the untapped potential of U.S. conservation investments to improve soil and environmental health. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.547876

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Metadata_Date: 20220722

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Contact_Person: Gary Potts

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry

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