Cropland

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006958",
  "term": "Cropland",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Currently being tilled to produce a crop for harvest\n\n2. Not currently tilled, but has been tilled in a prior year and is suitable to be tilled for crop production.\n\n3. A land cover/use category that includes areas used for the production of adapted crops for harvest. Two subcategories of cropland are recognized: cultivated and noncultivated. Cultivated cropland comprises land in row crops or close-grown crops and also other cultivated cropland, for example, hayland or pastureland that is in a rotation with row or close-grown crops. Noncultivated cropland includes permanent hayland and horticultural cropland.\n\n4. Land used for production of crops for harvest and includes cultivated cropland, such as for row crops or close-grown crops, and non-cultivated cropland, such as for horticultural or aquatic crops. [40 CFR 80.1401 (CFR 2013)]",
  "references": [
    "USDA Farm Service Agency Notice DCP-18 at http://www.fsa.usda.gov",
    "USDA National Resources Inventory Glossary; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Glossary",
    "40 CFR 80.2 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cropland/"
}