Data, code, and outputs for: Holistic systems thinking underpins Vermont soil health practitioners’ preferences and beliefs

<p dir="ltr">Methodology for data collection and analysis is reported in: Hammond Wagner, C.R., White, A., Darby, H., Ewing, P., Faulkner, J., Fisher, B., Galford, G., Horner, C., Jones, W.D., Neher, D., Ritzenthaler, C., von Wettberg, E.B. & Zeraatpisheh, M. (2025). Holistic systems thinking underpins Vermont soil health practitioners’ preferences and beliefs. <i>Soil Security</i>, 19, 100186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2025.100186</p><p dir="ltr">Data archival consists of data, R scripts, and R projects for the analysis of two surveys from Vermont, USA:</p><p dir="ltr">Study 1: Vermont Soil Health Metrics Preferences Survey</p><ul><li>Data was collected in 2020</li><li>n = 62</li><li>Sample is a convenience sample of soil health practitioners, including farmers, researchers, government service providers, extension agents, technical service providers, and others</li><li>Dataset consists of quantitative closed ended ordinal and binary questions and qualitative open response questions</li><li>Questions cover soil health definitions, assessment methods, and preferred metrics for different decision contexts using the online Qualtrics survey platform.</li></ul><p><br></p><p dir="ltr">Study 2: Vermont Farmer and Conservation and Payment for Ecosystem Services Survey</p><ul><li>Data was collected in 2022</li><li>n = 179</li><li>Sample is a convenience sample of Vermont farmers</li><li>Dataset consists of quantitative closed ended ordinal and binary questions</li><li>Questions cover farmers’ soil health beliefs, stewardship motivations, farm demographics, and experience with soil testing</li></ul><p><br></p>