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ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Agricultural System Competitiveness and Sustainability (NP #216)
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING ORGANIC FARMING IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
(Appropriated)
Air Quality (NP #203)
AIR QUALITY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION AS INFLUENCED BY AGRICULTURAL LAND USE CHANGES
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPING TOOLS TO PREDICT ATMOSPHERIC FATE OF VOC & ODORANT EMISSIONS FROM AG OPERATIONS
(Appropriated)
MANAGING THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF NITROGEN, CARBON, AND AMMONIA IN ANIMAL MANURES TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(Appropriated)
Animal Health (NP #103)
AVIAN GENOMIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC APPROACHES FOR CONTROLLING MUCOSAL PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
DETERMINANTS OF AVIAN COCCIDIOSIS INFECTION AND PATHOGENICITY
(Appropriated)
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF NEOSPORA CANINUM AND RELATED PROTOZOA
(Appropriated)
GENETIC AND IMMUNE STRATEGIES TO CONTROL MUCOSAL PATHOGENS OF SWINE
(Appropriated)
GENOMIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE MILK PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND CONTROL MASTITIS
(Appropriated)
INTEGRATED BIOSYSTEMATICS AND TAXONOMY FOR PARASITES AMONG UNGULATES AND OTHER VERTEBRATES
(Appropriated)
USING GENOMICS TO DEFINE AND CONTROL PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN CATTLE
(Appropriated)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
ANALYSIS OF PEST CONTROL RESIDUES IN CROPS FOR IR-4 MINOR USE REGISTRATION
(Appropriated)
COORDINATION ACTIVITIES FOR RESEARCH TO REGISTER MINOR USE OF PESTICIDES
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICALLY BASED CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR WEEDS IN AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL AREAS
(Appropriated)
Food Animal Production (NP #101)
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS TO ENHANCE THE UTILIZATION AND LONG-TERM STORAGE OF POULTRY, SWINE AND FISH GERMPLASM
(Appropriated)
EFFICIENCY OF NUTRIENT USE IN CATTLE:IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL PHYSIOLOGIC AND GENOMIC REGULATORY PATHWAYS
(Appropriated)
ENHANCING GENETIC MERIT OF DAIRY CATTLE THROUGH GENOME SELECTION AND ANALYSIS
(Appropriated)
EVALUATION OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CATTLE AND REFINING TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING THEM
(Appropriated)
FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF ENHANCED EMBRYO, FETAL, AND NEONATAL DEVELOPMENT AND SURVIVAL IN SWINE
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT OF STEM CELL AND NUCLEAR CLONING TECHNOLOGIES IN UNGULATES
(Appropriated)
IMPROVING GENETIC PREDICTIONS FOR DAIRY ANIMALS USING PHENOTYPIC AND GENOMIC INFORMATION
(Appropriated)
INVESTIGATION OF GENETIC MECHANISMS FOR IMPROVING THE REGULATION OF FEED INTAKE AND NUTRIENT UTILIZATION IN POULTRY
(Appropriated)
Food Safety, (animal and plant products) (NP #108)
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MANURE TO CAPTURE NUTRIENTS AND TRANSFORM CONTAMINANTS
(Appropriated)
DAIRY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND THE TRANSMISSION OF ZOONOTIC PATHOGENS IN MILK
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED RISK MODEL FOR FOODBORNE ZOONOTIC PARASITES IN SWINE
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND IMPROVED SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION AND SANITATION OF FOOD PROCESSING
(Appropriated)
FATE AND TRANSPORT OF MANURE-BORNE PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS
(Appropriated)
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND SAFETY OF FRESH ON-FARM ORGANICALLY GROWN PRODUCE
(Appropriated)
MICROBIAL FOOD SAFETY OF FRESH AND FRESH-CUT PRODUCE
(Appropriated)
MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS AND COMPARATIVE POPULATION GENETICS OF PARASITIC ORGANISMS THAT THREATEN FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY
(Appropriated)
PLANT VARIATION IN CD, PB, ZN AND AS ACCUMULATION AND BIOAVAILABILITY AND METHODS TO LIMIT RISK
(Appropriated)
PROTOZOAN PARASITES AFFECTING FOOD ANIMALS, FOOD SAFETY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(Appropriated)
RISK ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF SOIL AND AMENDMENT TRACE ELEMENTS
(Appropriated)
Global Change (NP #204)
ASSESSING CLIMATE, SOIL AND LANDSCAPE PROCESSES AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
Manure and Byproduct Utilization (NP #206)
BENEFITS AND RISKS OF USING WASTE FOUNDRY SAND FOR AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL APPLICATIONS
(Appropriated)
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MANURE TO CAPTURE NUTRIENTS AND TRANSFORM CONTAMINANTS
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPING TOOLS TO PREDICT ATMOSPHERIC FATE OF VOC & ODORANT EMISSIONS FROM AG OPERATIONS
(Appropriated)
MANAGING THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF NITROGEN, CARBON, AND AMMONIA IN ANIMAL MANURES TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(Appropriated)
RISK ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF SOIL AND AMENDMENT TRACE ELEMENTS
(Appropriated)
UNDERSTANDING PHOSPHORUS CHEMISTRY IN MANURE AND SOIL AND THEIR INTERACTIONS TO TREAT AND CONTROL PHOSPHORUS MOVEMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT
(Appropriated)
Methyl Bromide Alternatives (NP #308)
INTEGRATION OF BIOLOGICALLY BASED TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUPPRESSION OF SOILBORNE PLANT PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
Plant Biological and Molecular Processes (NP #302)
MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO ENHANCE PLANT NUTRIENT CONTENT, SHELF-LIFE AND STRESS TOLERANCE
(Appropriated)
Soil Resource Management (NP #202)
BASIC RESEARCH ON SOIL-MICROBE RELATIONSHIPS
(Appropriated)
BENEFITS AND RISKS OF USING WASTE FOUNDRY SAND FOR AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL APPLICATIONS
(Appropriated)
QUANTIFYING LANDSCAPE FACTORS INFLUENCING SOIL PRODUCTIVITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(Appropriated)
RISK ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF SOIL AND AMENDMENT TRACE ELEMENTS
(Appropriated)
Veterinary, Medical and Urban Entomology (NP #104)
ECOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO REDUCING TICK BITES AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(Appropriated)
Water Availability and Water Management (NP #211)
AIR QUALITY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION AS INFLUENCED BY AGRICULTURAL LAND USE CHANGES
(Appropriated)
ASSESSING CLIMATE, SOIL AND LANDSCAPE PROCESSES AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
FATE AND TRANSPORT OF MANURE-BORNE PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS
(Appropriated)
QUANTIFYING LANDSCAPE FACTORS INFLUENCING SOIL PRODUCTIVITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(Appropriated)
USING REMOTE SENSING & MODELING FOR EVALUATING HYDROLOGIC FLUXES, STATES, & CONSTITUENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES WITHIN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES
(Appropriated)
   
 
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