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Data from: Framework to Develop an Open-Source Forage Data Network to Improve Primary Productivity and Enhance System Resiliency

Metadata Updated: February 12, 2026

A compilation of experimental forage data from 108 unique locations across the United States, with harvest dates ranging from 1958 to 2022. This dataset contains a subset of the data compiled in the initial stages of development of the Forage Data Hub. In particular, these are the 37,970 data entries used for the forage system resiliency analysis presented in the primary article.

Resources in this dataset:

  • Resource Title: FDH Data Dictionary File Name: FDH_Data_Dictionary.csv Resource Description: Data dictionary for the data compiled as a result of the efforts described in Ashworth et al. (2023) - Framework to Develop an Open-Source Forage Data Network to Improve Primary Productivity and Enhance System Resiliency (in review). Includes descriptions for the data fields in the FDH Data data file.

  • Resource Title: FDH Data File Name: FDH_Data_03-04-2023.csv Resource Description: Data compiled as a result of the efforts described in Ashworth et al. (2023) - Framework to Develop an Open-Source Forage Data Network to Improve Primary Productivity and Enhance System Resiliency (in review). Includes a lightly preprocessed version of the data housed in the Forage Data Hub as of March 4th, 2023.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

Downloads & Resources

Dates

Metadata Created Date March 30, 2024
Metadata Updated Date February 12, 2026
Data Update Frequency irregular

Metadata Source

Harvested from USDA JSON

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 30, 2024
Metadata Updated Date February 12, 2026
Publisher Agricultural Research Service
Maintainer
Identifier 10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529174
Data Last Modified 2026-01-26
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency irregular
Bureau Code 005:18
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id dcfe556c-1f64-47ee-ae9a-2fefeaad865a
Harvest Source Id d3fafa34-0cb9-48f1-ab1d-5b5fdc783806
Harvest Source Title USDA JSON
License https://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Program Code 005:040
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 1a1bcfe2dd095f5ee9889d430028abe2a1b2c1434bcc561e8d5e7dfe63fea8e2
Source Schema Version 1.1
Temporal 1958-01-01/2022-01-01

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