The Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) is a concept for agricultural watershed management supported by high-resolution data and an ArcGIS toolbox, which are used to identify site-specific opportunities to install conservation practices across small watersheds.

The ACPF is made up of three different components:

A framework based on a sequence of conservation priorities from in-field to edge-of-stream practices that, in combination, can improve watershed health.
Databases of field boundaries, land use, and soil data available for HUC12 watersheds across the upper Midwest.
A toolbox for use within Esri’s ArcGIS (recommended versions Desktop 10.7–10.8 and ArcGIS Pro 2.7-3.0) along with the provided databases and high-resolution topographic data to generate detailed output maps identifying a broad range of available conservation practice opportunities.