Dr. Mark A. Liebig serves as a Research Soil Scientist at the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL). Originally from a small farm in the central Platte Valley of Nebraska, Mark holds degrees from University of Colorado (B.A.) and University of Nebraska (M.S. and Ph.D.). Mark’s research program at NGPRL is broad, encompassing soil quality and gas flux evaluations of crop, grazing, biofuel, and integrated management systems. He is an ARCPACS Certified Professional Soil Scientist, holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Soil Science at North Dakota State University, and serves as an Associate Editor for Soil Science Society of America Journal. Mark has held elected offices in the Soil Science Society of America and Soil and Water Conservation Society, and has authored or co-authored >140 publications in scientific journals, proceedings, book chapters, extension bulletins, and popular press newsletters.

Six steers inspect Dr. Liebig's gas sampling technique in a crested wheatgrass pasture.

Presentations

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Current Research
     Research Results & Technology Conference, February 15, 2010

Winter Grazing Effects on Soil Quality
     Research Results & Technology Conference, February 24, 2009

Soil Carbon Sequestration and Switchgrass      View      Download

Scientific Posters

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Soil Carbon Change under Switchgrass in the Northern Great Plains

Long-term Agroecosystem Experiments and Sample Archives at USDA-ARS-NGPRL

Soil Response to Long-term Grazing in the Northern Great Plains

Books

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Managing agricultural greenhouse gases: Coordinated agricultural research through GRACEnet to address our changing climate. Liebig, M.A., A.J. Franzluebbers, and R.F. Follett (Eds.). Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 2012.

Recent trends in soil science and agronomy research in the northern Great Plains of North America. Malhi, S.S., Y.T. Gan, J.J. Schoenau, R.L. Lemke, and M.A. Liebig (Eds.). Research Signpost, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. 2010.

Computer Software

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AgroEcosystem Performance Assessment Tool

Outreach Tools

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Cover Crop Chart

Awards

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Dr. Mark Liebig, Research Soil Scientist at the Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, Mandan, ND, was selected to receive the Soil Science Society of American Fellow Award at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, October 21-24, 2012. Dr. Liebig was selected for developing tools and decision aids for designing more sustainable cropping systems through improvements in soil health, and his work with national farm organizations to encourage climate-friendly management practices throughout the United States.

Research Experience

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1999 - present: Research Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, Mandan, ND.

1998 - 1999: Postdoctoral Research Associate, USDA-ARS Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit, Lincoln, NE.

1992 - 1994: Research Technologist, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Educational Background

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University of Nebraska; Agronomy; Ph.D. 1998.

University of Nebraska; Agronomy; M.S. 1992.

University of Colorado; MCD Biology; B.A. 1990.