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

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. Soil Security, 19, 100186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2025.100186Data archival consists of data, R scripts, and R projects for the analysis of two surveys from Vermont, USA:Study 1: Vermont Soil Health Metrics Preferences SurveyData was collected in 2020n = 62Sample is a convenience sample of soil health practitioners, including farmers, researchers, government service providers, extension agents, technical service providers, and othersDataset consists of quantitative closed ended ordinal and binary questions and qualitative open response questionsQuestions cover soil health definitions, assessment methods, and preferred metrics for different decision contexts using the online Qualtrics survey platform.Study 2: Vermont Farmer and Conservation and Payment for Ecosystem Services SurveyData was collected in 2022n = 179Sample is a convenience sample of Vermont farmersDataset consists of quantitative closed ended ordinal and binary questionsQuestions cover farmers’ soil health beliefs, stewardship motivations, farm demographics, and experience with soil testing