Crop residue

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006956",
  "term": "Crop residue",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Organic residue remaining after the harvesting and processing of a crop.\n\n2. Biomass left over from the harvesting or processing of planted crops from existing agricultural land and any biomass removed from existing agricultural land that facilitates crop management (including biomass removed from such lands in relation to invasive species control or fire management), whether or not the biomass includes any portion of a crop or crop plant.\n\n3. Biomass left over from the harvesting or processing of planted crops from existing agricultural land and any biomass removed from existing agricultural land that facilitates crop management (including biomass removed from such lands in relation to invasive species control or fire management), whether or not the biomass includes any portion of a crop or crop plant. Biomass is considered crop residue only if the use of that biomass for the production of renewable fuel has no significant impact on demand for the feedstock crop, products produced from that feedstock crop, and all substitutes for the crop and its products, nor any other impact that would result in a significant increase in direct or indirect GHG emissions.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions; DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary",
    "40 CFR 80.1401 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 80.2 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/crop-residue/"
}