Projects (Appropriated | All ) 254 projects listed Protecting Surface and Ground Waters in Emerging Farming Systems of the North Central United States Soil Hydrology and Management Effects on Erosion and Water Quality Development of Acoustic and Seismic Technology to Characterize Soils, Sediment Flow and Deposition, and Impoundment Reservoirs Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Cycling to Sustain Agriculture in the Southeastern Usa Risk Assessment and Remediation of Soil and Amendment Trace Elements Benefits and Risks of Using Waste Foundry Sand for Agricultural and Horticultural Applications Integrating Production and Conservation Practices to Maintain Grass Seed Farm Profits Global Change and Belowground Processes in Agricultural Systems Trace Gas Exchanges in Midwest Cropping Systems Global Change: Responses and Management Strategies for Semi-Arid Rangelands Interactions Between Land Use, Land Mgmt, and Climate Change: Relations to Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling, Trace Gases and Agroecosystems Identifying and Manipulating Determinants of Photosynthate Production and Partitioning Nutrient Cycling and Utilization on Organic Dairy Farms Environmentally Sound Utilization of Byproducts and Animal Wastes Ecologically-Based Soil and Crop Management Systems for Sustainable Agriculture Conservation Systems Research for Improving Environmental Quality and Producer Profitability Conservation Systems Research for Improving Environmental Quality and Producer Profitability Soil and Crop Management Systems to Sustain Agricultural Production and Environmental Quality in the Northern Great Plains Dryland Cropping Systems Management for the Central Great Plains Ecologically-Based Management of Insect Pests of Corn Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Site-Specific Soil and Crop Management Soil Resource Evaluation of Management Systems to Enhance Agroecosystem Sustainability Impact of Soil Resource Management on Soil Biochemical and Chemical Processes Development of Efficient and Practical Methods for Producing Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Biochemical and Genetic Basis of Sucrose Partitioning in Sugarcane Stalks for Sucrose and Biofuel Production Alternative Management Practices for Farming Systems Utilizing Manure Farming Practices for the Northern Corn Belt to Protect Soil Resources, Support Biofuel Production and Reduce Global Warming Potential Soil Response to Conservation Tillage in a Cotton-Peanut Rotation Soil Management Systems for Dryland and Irrigated Cropping Systems Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Cycling to Sustain Agriculture in the Southeastern Usa Soil Conservation Systems for Sustainability of Pacific Northwest Agriculture Soil Conservation Systems for Sustainability of Pacific Northwest Agriculture Biogeochemical Processes Influencing Formation and Stabilization of Soil Organic Matter and Soil Structure Soil Carbon Cycling, Trace Gas Emission, Tillage and Crop Residue Management Crop and Soil Management Systems for Water Quality Protection and Agricultural Sustainability Crop and Soil Management Systems for Water Quality Protection and Agricultural Sustainability Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Water Management in Humid Regions Development of Models and Conservation Practices for Water Quality Management and Resource Assessments Environmental and Source Water Quality Effects of Management Practices and Land Use on Poorly Drained Land Management and Treatment of Drainage Waters for Water Quality Protection and Sustainability of Agricultural Production in the Midwest U.S. Salinity and Trace Elements Associated with Water Reuse in Irrigated Systems: Processes, Sampling Protocols, and Site-Specific Management Development of Alternative Practices for Improved Watershed Management Snow and Hydrologic Processes in the Intermountain West Optimizing Irrigation Management for Humid Climates Erosion Prediction Technology to Enhance Conservation Planning Epidemiology and Management of Fungal Diseases of Grasses Grown for Seed Effectiveness of Watershed Land-Management Practices to Improve Water Quality Hydrologic and Environmental Impacts of Conservation Practices in Oklahoma Agricultural Watersheds Hydrologic and Environmental Impacts of Conservation Practices in Oklahoma Agricultural Watersheds Improved Water Resources Management for Irrigated Agriculture in the Pacific Northwest Integrated Management of Land and Water Resources for Environmental and Economic Sustainability in the Northeast U.S. Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies Salinity and Trace Element Management for Crop Production in Irrigated Agricultural Systems Irrigation Management and Automation for Increased Water Use Efficiency Object Modeling and Scaling of Landscape Processes and Conservation Effects in Agricultural Systems Object Modeling and Scaling of Landscape Processes and Conservation Effects in Agricultural Systems Reducing Nitrate Losses from Agricultural Fields with Subsurface Drainage Understanding and Predicting the Impact of Agriculture on the Environmental Integrity of Managed Watersheds Optimizing Forage-Based Cow-Calf Operations to Improve Sustainability of Beef Cattle Agriculture and Water Quality Protection and Management Conservation Effects Assessment in the South Georgia Little River Improving Dairy Forage and Manure Management to Reduce Environmental Risk Improving Dairy Forage and Manure Management to Reduce Environmental Risk Rangeland and Livestock Resource Management Improving Soil and Nutrient Management Systems for Sustained Productivity and Environmental Quality Managing Dairy Farms for Environmental Stewardship and Profit Economic Pasture-Based Beef Systems for Appalachia Managing Forage and Grazing Lands for Multiple Ecosystem Services Managing Forage and Grazing Lands for Multiple Ecosystem Services Proactive Management for Sustainable Rangeland Production Native Perennial Warm-Season Grasses As Components of Sustainable Farming Systems in the Southeastern Usa Non-Traditional Plant Resources for Grazing Ruminants in Appalachia Native Perennial Warm-Season Grasses As Components of Sustainable Farming Systems in the Southeastern Usa Improved Forage and Bioenergy Plants and Technologies for the Central Usa Development and Assessment of a System to Produce Grass-Fed Beef for the Southern Great Plains Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems: the Conservation-Production Interface Improving Alfalfa and Other Forage Crops for Bioenergy, Livestock Production, and Environmental Protection Improving Alfalfa and Other Forage Crops for Bioenergy, Livestock Production, and Environmental Protection Genetic Enhancement and Management of Warm Season Grass Species for Forage and Alternative Uses Particulate Emissions from Wind Erosion: Processes, Assessment, and Control Functional Genomics for Improving Nutrients and Quality in Alfalfa and Soybean Common Modular Wind and Water Erosion Modeling for Conservation Planning Integrating Forage Systems for Food and Energy Production in the Southern Great Plains Sustainable Forage Production for Low-Input Farming Systems Forage Systems for Sustainable Animal Production in the Mid-South Integrating Forage Systems for Food and Energy Production in the Southern Great Plains Sustainable Forage Production for Low-Input Farming Systems Management of Temperate Pastures and Silvopastures for Small Farm Livestock Production Opportunities & Limits to Perturbing Forage Plant Biochemistry, Growth, & Development for Improving Forage Nutritional Benefits in Dairy Sys Opportunities & Limits to Perturbing Forage Plant Biochemistry, Growth, & Development for Improving Forage Nutritional Benefits in Dairy Sys Redesigning Forage Germplasm and Production Systems for Efficiency, Profit, and Sustainability of Dairy Farms Redesigning Forage Germplasm and Production Systems for Efficiency, Profit, and Sustainability of Dairy Farms Sustaining and Enhancing Southern Plains Rangeland and Pasture Landscapes New Monitoring Technologies for Improving Rangeland Management Forage Management Systems for Smale-Scale Ruminant Production in the Appalachian Region Forage Management Systems for Smale-Scale Ruminant Production in the Appalachian Region Soil Management Systems for Dryland and Irrigated Cropping Systems Enhanced Midwestern Cropping Systems for Sustainability and Environmental Quality Multi-Scale Evaluation of Land Use Management Systems in the Upper Midwest Improving Crop and Animal Production Systems for Southern Producers Managing Biogeochemical Cycles and Rhizosphere Ecology for Sustainable Production of Appalachian Pasture and Amenity Grasses Discovery and Initial Development of Classical Biological Control Agents for Invasive Eurasian Weeds Affecting Agricultural & Natural Areas Biology and Management of Invasive Weeds in the Western United States Snow and Hydrologic Processes in the Intermountain West Global Change: Responses and Management Strategies for Semi-Arid Rangelands Impacts of Global Changes and Biological Control of Invasive Weeds on Western Rangelands Soil Resource Evaluation of Management Systems to Enhance Agroecosystem Sustainability Enhancing Sustainability of Potato Systems in the Northeast Integrated Agricultural Systems for the Northern Great Plains Mechanistic Process-Level Crop Simulation Models for Research and on-Farm Decision Support Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Evaluation of Maternal and Paternal Germplasm for Increasing Efficiency of Sheep in Western Rangeland Production Systems Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Strategies to Improve Soil and Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Production Systems Sustainable Cropping Systems for Irrigated Specialty Crops and Biofuels Biological Control of Invasive Plants of the Northern Great Plains Develop and Transfer Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Peanut Management Technologies Strategies to Improve Soil and Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Production Systems Sustaining Peanut Cropping Systems Competitiveness Improving Crop and Animal Production Systems for Southern Producers Principles and Practices for Improving Organic Farming in the Mid-Atlantic Region Safeguarding Well-Being of Food Producing Animals Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Evaluation of Maternal and Paternal Germplasm for Increasing Efficiency of Sheep in Western Rangeland Production Systems Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Mechanistic Process-Level Crop Simulation Models for Research and on-Farm Decision Support Enhanced System Models and Decision Support Tools to Optimize Water Limited Agriculture Enhancing Sustainability of Potato Systems in the Northeast Integrated Agricultural Systems for the Northern Great Plains Multi-Scale Evaluation of Land Use Management Systems in the Upper Midwest Ecologically-Sound Pest, Water and Soil Management Strategies for Northern Great Plains Cropping Systems Enhanced Midwestern Cropping Systems for Sustainability and Environmental Quality Development of Sustainable Production Systems and Water Management Technology for the Mid South Forage Management Systems for Smale-Scale Ruminant Production in the Appalachian Region New Monitoring Technologies for Improving Rangeland Management Improvement of Seed and End-Use Quality of Cool Season Grasses Genetic Enhancement of Turfgrass Germplasm for Reduced Input Sustainability Sustaining and Enhancing Southern Plains Rangeland and Pasture Landscapes National Animal Germplasm Program (Nagp) Enhancing Animal Well-Being, Immunocompetence, and Performance in Swine and Beef Cattle Agroforestry Practices and Systems for Family Farms Redesigning Forage Germplasm and Production Systems for Efficiency, Profit, and Sustainability of Dairy Farms Opportunities & Limits to Perturbing Forage Plant Biochemistry, Growth, & Development for Improving Forage Nutritional Benefits in Dairy Sys Management of Temperate Pastures and Silvopastures for Small Farm Livestock Production Improved Plant Genetic Resources for Pastures and Rangelands in the Temperate Semiarid Regions of the Western U.S. Sustainable Forage Production for Low-Input Farming Systems Forage Systems for Sustainable Animal Production in the Mid-South Optimizing the Biology of the Animal-Plant Interface for Improved Sustainability of Forage-Based Animal Enterprises Improving Nutrient Digestibility to Enhance Forage Utilization in Lactating Dairy Cow Feeding Systems Managerial and Nutritional Strategies to Improve Production Efficiency of Heavy Broiler Chickens Integrating Forage Systems for Food and Energy Production in the Southern Great Plains Using the Genome to Understand Immunogenetics of Poultry Genetic and Physiological Approaches to Improving Performance of Beef Cattle Grazing Pastures in Which Endophyte-Infected Forages Dominate Astragalus and Oxytropis Poisoning in Livestock Molecular Strategies for Detection and Identification of Forage Legume Pathogens and Development of Host Resistance Genetic Enhancement and Management of Warm Season Grass Species for Forage and Alternative Uses Improving Alfalfa and Other Forage Crops for Bioenergy, Livestock Production, and Environmental Protection Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems: the Conservation-Production Interface Genetic Improvement of Perennial Forage and Turf Grasses for the Southern United States Enhancing Genetic Merit of Dairy Cattle Through Genome Selection and Analysis Development and Assessment of a System to Produce Grass-Fed Beef for the Southern Great Plains Native Perennial Warm-Season Grasses As Components of Sustainable Farming Systems in the Southeastern Usa Non-Traditional Plant Resources for Grazing Ruminants in Appalachia Molecular Strategies for Detection and Identification of Nematodes Infecting Forage Legumes and Development of Host Resistance Improved Forage and Bioenergy Plants and Technologies for the Central Usa Livestock Losses from Abortifacient and Teratogenic Plants The Toxicity of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid-Containing Plants and Other Hepatotoxic and Neurotoxic Plants Poisoning of Livestock by Various Larkspur Species (Delphinium) Enhancing Resistance to Diseases and Abiotic Stresses in Alfalfa and Edible Legumes Proactive Management for Sustainable Rangeland Production Managing Forage and Grazing Lands for Multiple Ecosystem Services Economic Pasture-Based Beef Systems for Appalachia Basic Research on Soil-Microbe Relationships Rangeland and Livestock Resource Management Disturbance Assessment and Mitigation of Great Basin Rangeland Rangeland Restoration and Management Methods for Improving Feed Evaluation for Use in Enhancing Lactating Dairy Cow Efficiency and Nutrient Management Improving Genetic Predictions for Dairy Animals Using Phenotypic and Genomic Information Resource Development Facilitating Bovine Genome Sequence Use to Improve Cattle Production Efficiency, Product Quality & Environmental Impact Investigation of Genetic Mechanisms for Improving the Regulation of Feed Intake and Nutrient Utilization in Poultry Evaluation, Development, and Use of Genetic Resources to Improve Life-Cycle Efficiency of Beef Cattle and Sheep Physiological Approaches to Increase the Efficiency of Pork Production Through Improved Nutritional and Reproductive Competence Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Improve Efficiency of Swine Production and Product Quality Efficiency of Nutrient Use in Cattle:identification of Critical Physiologic and Genomic Regulatory Pathways Development of New Technologies and Methods to Enhance the Utilization and Long-Term Storage of Poultry, Swine and Fish Germplasm Functional Genomics of Enhanced Embryo, Fetal, and Neonatal Development and Survival in Swine Characterizing and Managing Animal Stress/well-Being in Livestock Production Evaluation of Genetically Engineered Cattle and Refining Techniques for Producing Them Improvement of Stem Cell and Nuclear Cloning Technologies in Ungulates Improve Nutrient Management and Efficiency in Cattle Reducing Cost of Efficient Beef Production Identification and Utilization of Mechanisms Responsible for the Adaptation of Cattle to Stressors of the Subtropics Modifications of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate Protein System to Improve Feed Efficiency of Ruminants Genomic Regulation of Seasonal Infertility in Swine Germplasm Development for Southern Plains Rangeland and Pasture Landscapes Management Technologies for Arid Rangelands Improving Soil and Nutrient Management Systems for Sustained Productivity and Environmental Quality Maintaining Soil Resources for Effective Conservation and Herbicide Management in Mid-South Crop Production Soil Carbon Cycling, Trace Gas Emission, Tillage and Crop Residue Management Biogeochemical Processes Influencing Formation and Stabilization of Soil Organic Matter and Soil Structure Soil Conservation Systems for Sustainability of Pacific Northwest Agriculture Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Cycling to Sustain Agriculture in the Southeastern Usa Farming Practices for the Northern Corn Belt to Protect Soil Resources, Support Biofuel Production and Reduce Global Warming Potential Factors Controlling Microbial Transformation of Herbicides, N Fertilizers, and Weed Seeds As Related to Biologically Based Weed Management Managing Biogeochemical Cycles and Rhizosphere Ecology for Sustainable Production of Appalachian Pasture and Amenity Grasses Assessing Management Effects on Crops and Soils Soil Management Systems for Dryland and Irrigated Cropping Systems Soil Response to Conservation Tillage in a Cotton-Peanut Rotation Improving Soil and Water Management Practices in Cropping and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems Soil Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems That Prevent Wind Erosion and Enhance the Environment Quantifying Landscape Factors Influencing Soil Productivity and the Environment Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Site-Specific Soil and Crop Management Strategies to Optimize Carcass Yield and Meat Quality of Red Meat Animals Improving Soils and Their Management for More Efficient Water Use in Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Development of Efficient and Practical Methods for Producing Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Fiber Extrusion to Improve Use and Production of Ethanol Byproducts Develop and Improve Strategies for Management of Irrigated Agricultural Crops and Soils Soil Resource Evaluation of Management Systems to Enhance Agroecosystem Sustainability Impact of Soil Resource Management on Soil Biochemical and Chemical Processes Dryland Cropping Systems Management for the Central Great Plains Assessing Climate, Soil and Landscape Processes Affecting Agricultural Ecosystems Soil and Crop Management Systems to Sustain Agricultural Production and Environmental Quality in the Northern Great Plains Conservation Systems Research for Improving Environmental Quality and Producer Profitability Ecologically-Based Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Conservation Crop and Weed Responses to Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Production of Value-Added Lipids, Biofuels, and Biobased Products from Fats and Oils Ecologically-Based Soil and Crop Management Systems for Sustainable Agriculture Enzyme-Based Technologies for Milling Grains and Producing Biobased Products and Fuels Ecological, Physiological and Genetic Aspects of Global Climate Change Impacts in Field Crop Systems Value-Added Products from Forages and Biomass Energy Crops Biotechnological Enhancement of Energy Crops Global Change Research National Turfgrass Evaluation Program National Corn to Ethanol Research Pilot Plant Sustainable Cropping Systems for Irrigated Specialty Crops and Biofuels Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction of Corn Oil and Value-Added Products from Corn Germ Produced in New Generation Dry-Grind Ethanol Processes Impacts of Global Changes and Biological Control of Invasive Weeds on Western Rangelands Trace Gas Exchanges in Midwest Cropping Systems Global Change: Responses and Management Strategies for Semi-Arid Rangelands Evolutionary Enzymes and Separation Processes for Improved Biorefining of Crops and Residues Remote Water Pumping and Electric Power Generation with Renewable Energy Cost-Effective Bioprocess Technologies for Production of Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass Genomics and Engineering of Stress-Tolerant Microbes for Lower Cost Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts Integrating Production and Conservation Practices to Maintain Grass Seed Farm Profits Global Change and Belowground Processes in Agricultural Systems Environmental Effects on Phytochemicals in Food Crops: Connecting Global Change and Human Nutrition Impacts of Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Temperature on Crop Growth, Reproductive Processes, Yield, and Seed Quality Predicting Interactive Effects of Co2, Temperature, and Other Environmental Factors on Agricultual Productivitiy Microbial Catalysts to Produce Fuel Ethanol and Value Added Products Improving the Performance of Alternative Fuels and Co-Products from Vegetable Oils Industrially Robust Enzymes and Microorganisms for Production of Sugars and Ethanol from Agricultural Biomass Economic Competitiveness of Renewable Fuels Derived from Grains and Related Biomass Interactions Between Land Use, Land Mgmt, and Climate Change: Relations to Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling, Trace Gases and Agroecosystems Publications The Role of the Agricultural Research Service in Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems - (Abstract) Heitschmidt, R.K., Byington, E.K. 2005. The role of the agricultural research service in sustaining rangeland ecosystems. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts 58th Meeting #164. CD only. Fort Worth, Texas.