The Common Land Unit (CLU) dataset consists of digitized farm tract and field boundaries and associated attribute data. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) defines farm fields as agricultural land that is delineated by natural and man-made boundaries such as road ways, tree lines, waterways, fence lines, etc. Field boundaries are visible features that can be identified and delineated on aerial photography and digital imagery. Farm tracts are defined by FSA as sets of contiguous fields under single ownership. Common land units are used to administer USDA farm commodity support and conservation.
It has been requested in order to provide users with the most current and timely update of the USDA Farm Service Agency Common Land Unit (CLU) data that MSDIS point directly to the USDA Geospatial Data Gateway (http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov). The links in this page are to the CLU metadata pages which are updated and maintained by the USDA.
Click the map below to view county wide CLU metadata
The FTP location of these metadata is: ftp://ftp.apfo.usda.gov/pub/GatewayCatalogDetails/MetaData/CLU/
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