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Project Citation: 

US Department of Agriculture, and National Agricultural Library. Sustainable Corn CAP Research Data (USDA-NIFA Award No. 2011-68002-30190): ARDN Products. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-06-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/E250425V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Sustainable Corn CAP Research Data (USDA-NIFA Award No. 2011-68002-30190): ARDN Products
Summary:  View help for Summary [NOTE – Feb 2026: Nitrogen fertilizer data requires updating and a new version will be posted shortly. The fertilizer application rates are assigned incorrectly to several experiments and plots].

The Agricultural Research Data Network (ARDN) provides dataset annotations which facilitate interoperability. For information on how to use ARDN annotations and other data products, see https://agmip.github.io/ARDN/ARDN_how.html. The ARDN project (https://usda.figshare.com/ARDN) is a network of datasets harmonized and aggregated using a common vocabulary termed ICASA. ICASA is a recommended data dictionary by USDA NAL with full description of all variables here.

The Sustainable Corn CAP (Cropping Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project: Climate Change, Mitigation, and Adaptation in Corn-based Cropping Systems) was a multi-state transdisciplinary project supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Award No. 2011-68002-30190). Research experiments were located through the U.S. Corn Belt and examined farm-level adaptation practices for corn-based cropping systems to current and predicted impacts of climate change.

Refer to the parent data set for a complete explanation of sites and practices studied. The data found here are a subset of the parent data specifically developed for the Agricultural Research Data Network with csv and json files for easy ingestion into crop models. No data have been altered from the parent files although they have been reconfigured substantially to enable alignment with the ICASA dictionary. Data have also been subset to include variables of particular interest for the audience with pesticide operations, insect populations, and soil moisture data not included here.

Resources in this dataset:

Resource Title: Site Metadata.File Name: sitemeta.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Plot Identifiers.File Name: plotid.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Weather (On-Site and Network).File Name: weather_onsite.csvResource Description: Weather data were not in original published data but included here to better align with ARDN format and tools.


Resource Title: Agronomic.File Name: agro.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Soil.File Name: soil.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Greenhouse Gas.File Name: ghg.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Drain Flow.File Name: flow.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Water Quality.File Name: quality.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Water Table.File Name: watertable.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Planting Operations.File Name: ops_plant.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Harvest Operations.File Name: ops_harv.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Tillage Operations.File Name: ops_till.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Fertilization Operations.File Name: ops_fert.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: Drainage Water Management Operations.File Name: ops_dwm.csvResource Description: Reconfigured csv from original published data to better align with ARDN tools.


Resource Title: SC2 for Sustainable Corn CAP Research Data (USDA-NIFA Award No. 2011-68002-30190).File Name: master-sc2.jsonResource Description: ARDN sidecar 2 file which allows dataset to be automatically interpreted and translated to end user formats.Resource Software Recommended: AgMIP QuadUI,url: https://github.com/agmip/quadui/releases


Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov/articles/dataset/Sustainable_Corn_CAP_Research_Data_USDA-NIFA_Award_No_2011-68002-30190_ARDN_Products/24665640

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms cover crops; yield; biomass; soil organic carbon; crop management; land management; Corn Belt region; corn; soybean; fertilizer; greenhouse gas fluxes; water quality; Pest management; agricultural sustainability; climate resilient agriculture; EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON; EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > NITROGEN; EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER; EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT; EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > CROP/PLANT YIELDS; EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > CROPPING SYSTEMS; EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS; ARDN-dev
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2011 – 12/31/2015
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes DOI: 10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529186 Citation: Abendroth, Lori J. (2022). Sustainable Corn CAP Research Data (USDA-NIFA Award No. 2011-68002-30190): ARDN Products. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529186 (Downloaded 2026-06-26)


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