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 conservation tillage 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.

UNITED STATES 1980 ~ 2013 ENERGY PER BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS Energy

UNITED STATES 1980 ~ 2013 ANNUAL SOIL EROSION PER BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS Soil Erosion

UNITED STATES 1980 ~ 2013 Irrigation Water Applied IRRIGATION WATER APPLIED PER INCREMENTAL BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS

UNITED STATES 1980 ~ 2013 PLANTED AREA PER BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS Land use

UNITED STATES 1980 ~ 2013 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PER BUSHEL OF SOYBEANS Greenhouse Gases

INDEX OF PER BUSHEL RESOURCE IMPACTS TO PRODUCE SOYBEANS ( U.S. Year 2000 = 1) *Five-year average Year2000*Unit - Per Bushel Land Use0.027Planted Acres Soil Erosion0.131Tons Irrigation Water Applied 0.766Acre Inches Energy44,840BTUs Greenhouse Gases 8.2Pounds CO 2 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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