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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

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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Food Animal Production (NP #101)
Management of Stable Flies to Improve Livestock Production
(In-House Appropriated)
Testing Natural Product Repellents to Gastropod Aid Eradication and Management
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Veterinary, Medical and Urban Entomology (NP #104)
Management of Stable Flies to Improve Livestock Production
(In-House Appropriated)
Testing Natural Product Repellents to Gastropod Aid Eradication and Management
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Food Safety, (Animal and Plant Products) (NP #108)
Managing Manure as a Soil Resource for Improved Biosecurity, Nutrient Availability, and Soil Sustainability
(In-House Appropriated)
Enhance the Agronomic, Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
NRATE: Nitrogen Research for Agriculture Transformation and Enhancement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Water Availability and Watershed Management (NP #211)
Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Integrated Crop – Livestock Systems for the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil Response to Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil and Air (NP #212)
Integrated Agricultural Systems for a Resilient Circular Bioeconomy in the Central Plains
(In-House Appropriated)
Managing Manure as a Soil Resource for Improved Biosecurity, Nutrient Availability, and Soil Sustainability
(In-House Appropriated)
Resilient Plants and Production Systems in a Changing Climate for the Central Plains Bioeconomy
(In-House Appropriated)
EXCHANGE: Expanding the Conversion of Habitat in the Northern Great Plains Ecosystem
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Enhance the Agronomic, Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Improved Soil Sampling Design Using Geophysical Layers
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Integrated Crop – Livestock Systems for the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Long Term Rotation Experiment at ENREC
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
NRATE: Nitrogen Research for Agriculture Transformation and Enhancement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimizing Cover Crop Decisions for Enhanced Productivity, Resilience and Environmental Sustainability
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil Response to Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (NP #215)
Resilient Plants and Production Systems in a Changing Climate for the Central Plains Bioeconomy
(In-House Appropriated)
Next-Generation Feedstocks for the Emerging Bioeconomy
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (NP #216)
Integrated Agricultural Systems for a Resilient Circular Bioeconomy in the Central Plains
(In-House Appropriated)
National Measurement and Monitoring Innovations for Environmental and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
(In-House Appropriated)
Digital Mapping and USDA Geospatial Assets Development
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
EXCHANGE: Expanding the Conversion of Habitat in the Northern Great Plains Ecosystem
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Geospatial Cooperation to Strengthen Technical Professional Development and Diversify Software Portfolio
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
National GHG Measurement, Monitoring and Data Innovations for Environmental and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
(Invalid Project Type)
A Coordinated Network for the Improvement of HLB Research and Extension Outputs
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Contributing to a UAS/UAV Fleet Management System and Imagery Data Management System with USDA-ARS and Partnerships for Data Innovations (PDI)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Data Solutions for Climate Smart and Resilient Agriculture
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing a Global Ecosystem of IoT and Sensor Technology and Research to Augment the Partnerships for Data Innovations Tools
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing a Standardized and Integrated Living Agricultural Research Data System of Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing a Standardized Semi-automated QA/QC Software System and Low-cost Sensor and Datalogging Technologies for a USDA-ARS Cloud Platform
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Improved Soil Sampling Design Using Geophysical Layers
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Geospatial Solutions and Training for Agricultural Researchers and Practitioners
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Integrated Crop – Livestock Systems for the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Long Term Rotation Experiment at ENREC
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimizing Cover Crop Decisions for Enhanced Productivity, Resilience and Environmental Sustainability
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil Response to Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Genetic Improvement of Sorghum for Biomass, Grain, and Disease Resistance
(In-House Appropriated)
Identification, Characterization, and Utilization of Priority Traits for the Genetic Improvement of Winter Wheat and Barley Germplasm Adapted to the Great Plains
(In-House Appropriated)
Biological Barriers to Prevent Gene Flow in Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) for Bioenergy and Forage Uses
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Enriching and Understanding the Wheat Genome by Inducing Secondary Homoeologous Recombination
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Elucidating the Role of Brown midrib12 (Bmr12) Gene in Modulating Sorghum Defense Against Sugarcane Aphid
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Structural Analysis of the Flavonoid Pathway to Enable Tailored Production of Bio-Active Compounds in Grasses
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and its Relatives
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of New Biotech Traits in Wheat for Resistance against Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhance Barley Breeding and Pest Research Capabilities
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Virus-Host-Vector Interactions of Barley/Cereal Yellow Dwarf Viruses
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Genetic Improvement of Sorghum for Biomass, Grain, and Disease Resistance
(In-House Appropriated)
Identification, Characterization, and Utilization of Priority Traits for the Genetic Improvement of Winter Wheat and Barley Germplasm Adapted to the Great Plains
(In-House Appropriated)
Biological Barriers to Prevent Gene Flow in Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) for Bioenergy and Forage Uses
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Enriching and Understanding the Wheat Genome by Inducing Secondary Homoeologous Recombination
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Elucidating the Role of Brown midrib12 (Bmr12) Gene in Modulating Sorghum Defense Against Sugarcane Aphid
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Structural Analysis of the Flavonoid Pathway to Enable Tailored Production of Bio-Active Compounds in Grasses
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and its Relatives
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of New Biotech Traits in Wheat for Resistance against Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhance Barley Breeding and Pest Research Capabilities
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Virus-Host-Vector Interactions of Barley/Cereal Yellow Dwarf Viruses
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)