The Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) is an approach to precision conservation for agricultural watershed planning, which is supported by high-resolution watershed data providing spatial detail on land use, soil survey, and topography, which, in turn, are analyzed using an ArcGIS toolbox to identify conservation practice placement options for water quality improvement. A variety of conservation practice placements are identified by the software and can be presented as planning options to engage farmers and watershed stakeholders in local conservation efforts. This special section comprises three research articles, two features, a research editorial, and this overview article. These papers describe new features in ACPF version 3, released in late 2018, describe research from multiwatershed ACPF analyses, discuss watershed planning approaches that have utilized the ACPF, and evaluate farmer perceptions of ACPF results for their farms. This overview article describes the history and development of the ACPF, its role in a watershed approach to agricultural conservation, training and support for the ACPF, and future challenges anticipated as the ACPF is trialed outside the upper Midwest. Several watershed case studies are presented that were part of a symposium during the Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference in 2017. The ACPF was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service with support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, is in the public domain, and is available, along with support and training resources, through https://acpf4watersheds.org. Broader adaptation in using the ACPF as a platform for watershed planning, modeling, and research is encouraged.

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农业保护规划框架：流域应用、研究机会和培训资源

农业保护规划框架 (ACPF) 是一种精确保护农业流域规划的方法，它得到高分辨率流域数据的支持，这些数据提供土地利用、土壤调查和地形的空间细节，而这些数据反过来又使用ArcGIS 工具箱，用于确定改善水质的保护实践放置选项。各种保护实践安置由软件确定，并可作为规划选项呈现，以吸引农民和流域利益相关者参与当地保护工作。这个特殊部分包括三篇研究文章、两个特写、一篇研究社论和这篇概述文章。这些论文描述了 2018 年底发布的 ACPF 第 3 版中的新功能，描述了多流域 ACPF 分析的研究，讨论使用 ACPF 的流域规划方法，并评估农民对其农场 ACPF 结果的看法。这篇概述文章描述了 ACPF 的历史和发展、它在农业保护、培训和支持的分水岭方法中的作用，以及随着 ACPF 在中西部上游地区以外的地区进行试验而预期的未来挑战。在 2017 年水土保持学会年会期间的一次研讨会上，介绍了几个流域案例研究。 ACPF 由美国农业部农业研究局在自然资源保护局的支持下开发，属于公共领域，并且可通过 https://acpf4watersheds.org 以及支持和培训资源获得。