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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 and Industrial Byproducts (NP #214)
ANIMAL AND MANURE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
(Appropriated)
EVALUATION OF LIPID SOURCE AND LIPID OXIDATION ON ENERGY DIGESTIBILITY AND GUT BARRIER FUNCTION
(Reimbursable)
IMPROVING NUTRIENT UTILIZATION AND FEED EFFICIENCY THROUGH RESEARCH AND EXTENSION TO ENHANCE PIG INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITIVENESS
(Reimbursable)
VALIDATION OF DIGESTIBLE AND METABOLIZABLE ENERGY PREDICTION EQUATIONS, AND DETERMINATION OF NET ENERGY OF CORN DDGS SOURCES VARYING...
(Reimbursable)
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF COLLECTION METHOD ON NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND BALANCE IN GROWING PIGS, AND DETERMINE IF THE METHOD . . .
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Validation of Digestible and Metabolizable Energy Prediction Equations, and Determination of Net Energy of Corn DDGS Sources Varying...
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ENERGY UTILIZATION OF OIL EXTRACTED-DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES (OE-DDGS) IN SWINE AND POULTRY
(Trust)
EVALUATION OF LIPID SOURCE AND LIPID OXIDATION ON DIGESTIBILITY AND GUT BARRIER FUNCTION
(Trust)
Agricultural System Competitiveness and Sustainability (NP #216)
ENHANCED MIDWESTERN CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(Appropriated)
MANAGING AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY IN FIELDS AND WATERSHEDS: NEW PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES
(Appropriated)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT CROPLANDS WATERSHEDS STUDIES - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN/GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS (2012)
(Reimbursable)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT CROPLANDS WATERSHEDS STUDIES - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN/GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS (2012)
(Reimbursable)
DETERMINING MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF BIOMASS WITH MIXTURE OF PRAIRIE SPECIES
(Reimbursable)
EFFECT OF COVER CROPS, SOIL AMENDMENTS, AND REDUCED TILLAGE ON CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SOIL HEALTH IN A LONG-TERM ORGANIC VEGETABLE SYSTEM
(Reimbursable)
ENHANCING FARMLAND WATER QUALITY & AVAILABILITY THROUGH SOIL-BUILDING CROP ROTATIONS & ORGANIC PRACTICES
(Reimbursable)
MONITORING EDGE-OF-FIELD SURFACE-WATER RUNOFF: A THREE-STATE PILOT PROJECT TO PROMOTE AND EVALUATE AN INEXPENSIVE AND RELIABLE GAUGE
(Reimbursable)
THE USE OF DATA MINING TO GENERATE A SOIL DYNAMIC PROPERTY (DSP) DATABASE
(Reimbursable)
WINTER RYE COVER CROP EFFECT ON CORN SEEDLING PATHOGENS
(Reimbursable)
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATABASES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
FLUID FERTILIZER’S ROLE IN SUSTAINING SOILS USED FOR BIO-ENERGY FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION
(Trust)
Climate Change, Soils, and Emissions (NP #212)
APPLICATION OF LIDAR TECHNOLOGY FOR MEASUREMENT OF EMISSION AND DISPERSION FROM AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(General Cooperative Agreement)
CONTRIBUTION OF WOODY VEGETATION TO ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT OF SOILS UNDER FOREST PLANTATIONS-ASSESSMENT FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCTION
(General Cooperative Agreement)
Great Plains Agroforestry: Evaluation of Bioenergy Feedstock and Carbon Sequestration as Potential Long-term Revenue Streams to Diversify...
(General Cooperative Agreement)
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGMIP PROGRAM FOR SOUTH ASIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
(General Cooperative Agreement)
ENHANCED MIDWESTERN CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS TO REDUCE ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS AND INCREASE RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
(Appropriated)
MANAGING AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY IN FIELDS AND WATERSHEDS: NEW PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES
(Appropriated)
SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABLE BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION
(Appropriated)
ACCUMULATION OF NITROGEN-BONDED AROMATICS IN RICE-CROPPING AND ZERO-TILLAGE SOILS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL HYDROTREATED RENEWABLE JET (HRJ) FUEL FROM REDESIGNED OILSEED FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY CHAINS
(Reimbursable)
AGRICULTURAL SOIL EROSION AND CARBON CYCLE OBSERVATIONS: GAPS THREATEN CLIMATE MITIGATION POLICIES
(Reimbursable)
AIR QUALITY IMPACTS OF DAIRY FACILITIES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
(Reimbursable)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT (CEAP 2011)-ARS BENCHMARK WATERSHED STUDIES
(Reimbursable)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT CROPLANDS WATERSHEDS STUDIES - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN/GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS (2012)
(Reimbursable)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT CROPLANDS WATERSHEDS STUDIES - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN/GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS (2012)
(Reimbursable)
EMISSION INVENTORIES OF PARTICULATE MATTER, AMMONIA, GREENHOUSE GASES, AND VOCS FROM CATTLE FEEDLOTS
(Reimbursable)
Great Plains Agroforestry: Evaluation of Bioenergy Feedstock and Carbon Sequestration as Potential Long-Term Revenue Streams to Diversity...
(Reimbursable)
MONITORING EDGE-OF-FIELD SURFACE-WATER RUNOFF: A THREE-STATE PILOT PROJECT TO PROMOTE AND EVALUATE AN INEXPENSIVE AND RELIABLE GAUGE
(Reimbursable)
REGIONAL CORN STOVER REMOVAL IMPACT STUDY - AMES (II)
(Reimbursable)
SEPARATING COMPONENTS OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN VINEYARD WATER MANAGEMENT
(Reimbursable)
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOENERGY FOR THE CENTRAL USA
(Reimbursable)
Swine diet formulation and its effect on deep pit foaming
(Reimbursable)
THE USE OF DATA MINING TO GENERATE A SOIL DYNAMIC PROPERTY (DSP) DATABASE
(Reimbursable)
WINTER RYE COVER CROP EFFECT ON CORN SEEDLING PATHOGENS
(Reimbursable)
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATABASES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATABASES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATABASES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT OF PARTICULATES AND GASES FROM AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATION OF SPRAY DRIFT AND INTERCEPTION BY BIOBUFFERS USING MICROMETEOROLOGICAL AND LIDAR TECHNIQUES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF CHANGING CLIMATE ON FOOD SECURITY THROUGH GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL MODELS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
FIELD SCALE ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS CONTROLLING CORN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED MANAGEMENT ON CORN-SOYBEAN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
(Trust)
FIELD EVALUATION OF A HUMIC PRODUCT FOR CONTINUOUS CORN PRODUCTION
(Trust)
FIELD EVALUATION OF A MICRONIZED HUMIC PRODUCT FOR ENHANCED CORN GROWTH AND GRAIN PRODUCTION IN CENTRAL IOWA
(Trust)
MEASUREMENT OF SPRAY DRIFT USING A COMBINATION OF LIDAR AND MICROMETEOROLOGICAL METHODS
(Trust)
RIGHT PRACTICE, RIGHT PLACE: DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF A CONSERVATION PLANNING TOOLKIT AND IMPROVED INCENTIVE STRATEGIES…
(Trust)
Food Animal Production (NP #101)
ANIMAL AND MANURE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
(Appropriated)
IMPROVING NUTRIENT UTILIZATION AND FEED EFFICIENCY THROUGH RESEARCH AND EXTENSION TO ENHANCE PIG INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITIVENESS
(Reimbursable)
VALIDATION OF DIGESTIBLE AND METABOLIZABLE ENERGY PREDICTION EQUATIONS, AND DETERMINATION OF NET ENERGY OF CORN DDGS SOURCES VARYING...
(Reimbursable)
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF COLLECTION METHOD ON NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND BALANCE IN GROWING PIGS, AND DETERMINE IF THE METHOD . . .
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Validation of Digestible and Metabolizable Energy Prediction Equations, and Determination of Net Energy of Corn DDGS Sources Varying...
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ENERGY UTILIZATION OF OIL EXTRACTED-DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES (OE-DDGS) IN SWINE AND POULTRY
(Trust)
Food Safety, (animal and plant products) (NP #108)
ANIMAL AND MANURE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
(Appropriated)
IMPROVING NUTRIENT UTILIZATION AND FEED EFFICIENCY THROUGH RESEARCH AND EXTENSION TO ENHANCE PIG INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITIVENESS
(Reimbursable)
VALIDATION OF DIGESTIBLE AND METABOLIZABLE ENERGY PREDICTION EQUATIONS, AND DETERMINATION OF NET ENERGY OF CORN DDGS SOURCES VARYING...
(Reimbursable)
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF COLLECTION METHOD ON NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND BALANCE IN GROWING PIGS, AND DETERMINE IF THE METHOD . . .
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Validation of Digestible and Metabolizable Energy Prediction Equations, and Determination of Net Energy of Corn DDGS Sources Varying...
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ENERGY UTILIZATION OF OIL EXTRACTED-DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES (OE-DDGS) IN SWINE AND POULTRY
(Trust)
Manure and Byproduct Utilization (NP #206)
DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT OF PARTICULATES AND GASES FROM AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Soil Resource Management (NP #202)
ACCUMULATION OF NITROGEN-BONDED AROMATICS IN RICE-CROPPING AND ZERO-TILLAGE SOILS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
EFFECT OF COVER CROPS, SOIL AMENDMENTS, AND REDUCED TILLAGE ON CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SOIL HEALTH IN A LONG-TERM ORGANIC VEGETABLE SYSTEM
(Reimbursable)
ENHANCING FARMLAND WATER QUALITY & AVAILABILITY THROUGH SOIL-BUILDING CROP ROTATIONS & ORGANIC PRACTICES
(Reimbursable)
EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF CHANGING CLIMATE ON FOOD SECURITY THROUGH GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL MODELS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
FLUID FERTILIZER’S ROLE IN SUSTAINING SOILS USED FOR BIO-ENERGY FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION
(Trust)
Water Availability and Water Management (NP #211)
MANAGING AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY IN FIELDS AND WATERSHEDS: NEW PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES
(Appropriated)
SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABLE BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION
(Appropriated)
ACCUMULATION OF NITROGEN-BONDED AROMATICS IN RICE-CROPPING AND ZERO-TILLAGE SOILS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT (CEAP 2011)
(Reimbursable)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT CROPLANDS WATERSHEDS STUDIES - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN/GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS (2012)
(Reimbursable)
CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT CROPLANDS WATERSHEDS STUDIES - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN/GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS (2012)
(Reimbursable)
DETERMINING MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF BIOMASS WITH MIXTURE OF PRAIRIE SPECIES
(Reimbursable)
DEVELOPMENT OF A GIS-BASED RUSLE2 INTERFACE TEMPLATE FOR USE WITH IOWA’S LIDAR DIGITAL ELEVATION DATA
(Reimbursable)
MONITORING EDGE-OF-FIELD SURFACE-WATER RUNOFF: A THREE-STATE PILOT PROJECT TO PROMOTE AND EVALUATE AN INEXPENSIVE AND RELIABLE GAUGE
(Reimbursable)
REGIONAL CORN STOVER REMOVAL IMPACT STUDY - AMES (II)
(Reimbursable)
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOENERGY FOR THE CENTRAL USA
(Reimbursable)
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATABASES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATABASES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATABASES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DEVELOPMENT OF A GIS-BASED RUSLE2 INTERFACE TEMPLATE FOR USE WITH IOWA'S LIDAR DIGITAL ELEVATION DATA
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
REDUCING NITRATE LOSSES FROM AGRICULTURAL FIELDS WITH SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ASSEMBLY OF SPATIAL DATABASES TO FACILITATE WATERSHED-SCALE CONSERVATION PLANNING TOOLS
(Trust)
FIELD EVALUATION OF A HUMIC PRODUCT FOR CONTINUOUS CORN PRODUCTION
(Trust)
FIELD EVALUATION OF A MICRONIZED HUMIC PRODUCT FOR ENHANCED CORN GROWTH AND GRAIN PRODUCTION IN CENTRAL IOWA
(Trust)
   
 
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NLAE Publications and Articles of Interest
Hydrogeologic Settings of Selected Earthen Waste Storage Structures Associated With Confined Animal Feeding Operations in Iowa
Agriculture Nitrogen Trends in the Mississippi Basin, 1949-1997
Geographic Distribution of Excess Agricultural Nitrogen in the Gulf of Mexico
Management and Maintenance of Earthen Manure Structures: Implications and Opportunities for Water Quality Protection*
The Extent of Farm Drainage in the United States
 
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