The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) evaluates conservation trends and effects on cultivated cropland through the multi-agency Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) and issues reports about land use, cropping systems, climate, soil characteristics and conservation practice use.
About CEAP II
The multi-agency Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) uses natural resource and farmer survey data and physical process modeling to estimate the environmental effects of conservation practices on cultivated cropland. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted the first set of farmer surveys in 2003–06 (CEAP I) with reports released from 2010 through 2014. Now, comparison data from farmer surveys conducted from 2013–16 (CEAP II) make it possible to estimate shifts in conservation adoption and effects between the CEAP survey periods.
CEAP contributes to the science base for managing the agricultural landscape for environmental quality. Findings are intended to help guide conservation policy and program development and help conservationists, farmers, and ranchers in their conservation decisions.
About CEAP II Regions
CEAP II data are organized and published based on 11 CEAP production regions. This series of reports presents estimates reflecting the prevalent land use, cropping systems, climate, soil characteristics, and conservation practice use of each region. Several states are part of multiple regions. NRCS published full length and summary reports for each region.
CEAP II Reports
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains
California Coastal
East Central
Lower Mississippi and Texas Gulf Coast
North Central and Midwest
Northeast
Northern Plains
Northwest
South Central
Southern and Central Plains
Southwest
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Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) is a multi-agency effort led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to quantify the effects of conservation practices across the nation’s working lands.
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Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) cropland assessments quantify the effects of voluntary conservation efforts across the nation’s cropland at both regional and national scales.
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This webpage provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP).
Last Updated: June 9, 2023
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