Environmental Outcomes from On‐Farm Agricultural Production in the United States

Abstract

This article is brought to you by the SPARC Initiative created in partnership among the American Society for Agronomy, the Agricultural Retailers Association, Environmental Defense Fund, and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture to empower trusted advisers to deliver services that drive continuous improvement in the productivity, profitability, and environmental outcomes of farmers’ operations. Learn more about the SPARC Initiative and access additional resources, including the six‐module series on sustainability, at www.fieldtomarket.org/SPARC . This article is an excerpt from Field to Market’s Fourth National Indicator Report , released in December 2021. Access the entire report at http://www.fieldtomarket.org/report . All articles from the SPARC series can be found online at https://bit.ly/3yVScpI . Earn 1 CEU in Sustainability by reading this article and taking the quiz at https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning‐Center/Courses .