Diverse Rotations Improve Valuable Ecosystem Services (DRIVES) Database

<p dir="ltr">The DRIVES database combines of historical data from long-term agricultural field experiments throughout North America. Currently, the database contains crop yield, weather, agronomic management, and experimental metadata for 21 long-term experimental sites in the US, Canada, and Mexico. For details on DRIVES research and participating sites, visit <a href="https://www.drives-network.org/" target="_blank">https://www.drives-network.org/</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">As of May 2025, 17 sites have agreed to release the first round of data to the public on two conditions. First, users must complete a data request form to be granted access: <a href="https://www.drives-network.org/data-request" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.drives-network.org/data-request</a>. Second, any publications or products must adequately acknowledge the DRIVES data by citing this repository and acknowledging the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance for Canadian sites.</p><p dir="ltr">After completing the <a href="https://www.drives-network.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">data request form</a>, you will receive an email with instructions for logging into the database. Canadian sites require a separate data request form emailed to <a href="mailto:acorrend@uoguelph.ca" target="_blank">acorrend@uoguelph.ca</a> (Elora) and <a href="mailto:dhooker@uoguelph.ca" target="_blank">dhooker@uoguelph.ca</a> (Ridgetown). A partially filled form is included in this repository and at <a href="https://www.drives-network.org/data-request" target="_blank">https://www.drives-network.org/data-request</a>. Users can download and harmonize database tables using the <a href="https://drives-project.github.io/drivesR/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">drivesR package</a>, which can be installed from <a href="https://github.com/DRIVES-Project/drivesR." rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">github.com/DRIVES-Project/drivesR</a>. Instructions for installing and using the package can be found on our github page: <a href="https://drives-project.github.io/drivesR/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">drives-project.github.io/drivesR/</a></p><p dir="ltr">This repository contains metadata tables, dictionaries, and inventories of DRIVES data. Detailed descriptions of each resource can be found in the README file.</p>