Extended Data Fig. 5: Fallow areas are a reliable measure of prevented planting in 2019. | Nature Sustainability

Extended Data Fig. 5: Fallow areas are a reliable measure of prevented planting in 2019.

From: The mixed effects of recent cover crop adoption on US cropland productivity

Extended Data Fig. 5

Left panel shows reported area of prevented planted according to USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) for corn and soy for the six states over time, illustrating the large increase in 2019 compared to other years in the study period. Right panel shows agreement between county-level prevented planted area in FSA and total area in the Cropland Data Layer Fallow/Idle Cropland class area, aggregated to the county scale in 2019.

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