Cropland Data Layer 2020, Minnesota

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is a raster, geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data layer. <br/><br/>This is the 2020 NASS USDA CDL dataset for Minnesota. The dataset was clipped and downloaded using the USDA NASS CropScape online web application: http://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/<br/><br/>The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) did minimal processing on this dataset to make more useful for Minnesota-specific work. The lineage section describes these steps taken, but the full description of the Cropland Data Layer can be found in the <a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/metadata/2020_cultivated_layer_metadata.htm">NASS USDA Metadata</a>.