field

A 4 digit identifier of a tract of agricultural land within a FSN / Tract that is delineated by natural and man-made boundaries such as road ways, tree lines, waterways, fence lines, etc. A field within a CLU is separated by permanent non-GIS boundaries such as fences, permanent waterways, woodlands, and permanent crop lines created by farming practices that is used to raise a crop (FSA - June 2008). A field may be made up of a number of contiguous sub-fields. A field is a GIS/GPS boundary-based polygon; a field, as a polygon, is used as the land management unit by Precision Ag systems. See [[Common Land Unit]].

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