Maryland Department of Agriculture: Manure Transported, Acres of Protected Land, and Cover

Maryland Department of Agriculture provides annual metrics on manure transported, acres of protected land, and cover crop adoption. The data tracks progress for the Governor's Office of Performance Improvement from fiscal years 2011 to 2017. It is published by the State of Maryland on the datagov platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in manure transport and utilization based on the annual metrics.
• Assess the effectiveness of land protection programs based on the reported acreage.
• Model the adoption rates and environmental impact of cover crops based on the progress data.
• Benchmark agricultural performance for state-level reporting based on the Governor's Office metrics.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined seven-year period from FY11 to FY17.
• Published by a state government department, suggesting an official source.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

State of Maryland, Maryland Department of Agriculture

Collection Method

Likely compiled from state agricultural programs and reporting.

Time Range

Fiscal years 2011 to 2017 (FY11-FY17)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 02:19:56.096127; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Maryland, United States