ACPF FiNRT Toolbox Step-By-Step Guide

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This document is a step-by-step guide for the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework Financial and Nutrient Reduction Tool (ACPF FiNRT), a GIS-based tool designed to estimate costs and nitrate reduction outcomes for conservation scenarios in agricultural watersheds. The guide walks users through the setup in ArcGIS Pro, including downloading the toolbox and loading example watershed data. The workflow is divided into two core components: estimating field nitrogen requirements and analyzing the financial and nutrient load impacts of selected conservation best management practices (BMPs). It emphasizes integration with ACPF-generated BMP feature classes and ties results to Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy values for cost and effectiveness estimates. Outputs include spatial and tabular summaries that support scenario comparison, budgeting, and reporting for watershed conservation planning.

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ACPF HUB is supported through Cooperative Agreement # NR213A750008C007 with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Funding for the development of new tools and capabilities for the ACPF is provided, in part, by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Effects Assessment Project- Watershed Assessment Studies under the ACPF Enhancement Project, NRCS Interagency Agreement # NRC21IRA0010883 with USDA ARS.