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National Programs Rangeland, Pasture, and Forages
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Pasture, Forage and Range Land Systems
This program develops and integrates improved management practices, germplasm, and land-use strategies to optimize economic viability and environmental enhancement in managing vegetation, livestock and natural resources on private and public lands. Research activities include: enhancing conservation and restoration of ecosystems and agroecosystems through improvements based on the application of ecological principles; improving management of fire, invasive weeds, grazing, global change and other agents of ecological change; developing grazing-based livestock systems that reduce risk and increase profitability in existing and emerging markets; developing improved grass and forage legume germplasm for livestock, conservation, turf and bioenergy and bioproduct systems; and improving decision-support systems including improving inventory, monitoring, and assessment tools.


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Action Plan
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Program Assessment
circle bullet Priority Turf Research Needs
 
Program Reports
circle bullet Accomplishment Report (2001-2005)
circle bullet NP 215 Annual Reports
 
Program Summary
Program Direction
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Project Information
List of Projects in this Program
List of Project Annual Reports in this program
 
Program Team
Byington, Evert K
(co-leader)
Green, Ronald D
(co-leader)
Steiner, Jeffrey J
 
 
Last Modified: 10/24/2007
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