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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)
Forage Characteristics that Alter Feed Utilization, Manure Characteristics and Environmental Impacts of Dairy Production
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT OF DAIRY FORAGE AND MANURE MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY TO SUPPORT ARS/USGS WI WATER SCIENCE CTR-SPECIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
QUANTIFYING NUTRIENT LOSS IN RUNOFF FROM GRAZING DAIRY CATTLE
(Reimbursable)
ALTERNATIVE CROP AND FORAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ASSESSMENT OF NEW SAND VS. RECYCLED PRODUCTS OF MANURE SEPARATION AS BEDDING MATERIALS FOR LACTATING COWS IN FREESTALL HOUSING
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
QUANTIFYING NUTRIENT LOSS IN RUNOFF FROM GRAZING CATTLE
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Aquaculture (NP #106)
COMBATING VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA AND IMPROVING YELLOW PERCH AQUACULTURE FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT IN GREAT LAKES AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Bioenergy (NP #213)
DEVELOPMENT OF LATE-FLOWERING LOWLAND HALF-SIB FAMILIES FOR GENOMIC SELECTION
(General Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN ILLINOIS
(General Cooperative Agreement)
ADDING VALUE TO BIOFUELS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BASED ON PERENNIAL FORAGES
(Appropriated)
Redesigning Forage Genetics, Management, and Harvesting for Efficiency, Profit, and Sustainability in Dairy and Bioenergy Production Systems
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED BIOPROCESSING OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS USING GENOMIC, PROTEOMIC, AND SYNTHETIC APPROACHES
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND BREEDING IN SWITCHGRASS USING MAIZE AS A MODEL DISCOVERY ENGINE
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
DECIPHERING THE GENETIC AND MOLECULAR UNDERPINNINGS OF CARBOHYDRATE DEGRADING SYSTEMS IN RUMINAL BACTERIA
(Reimbursable)
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOENERGY FOR THE CENTRAL USA
(Reimbursable)
CONDUCTING DIGESTIBILITY TRIALS WITH LAMBS TO EVALUATE FORAGES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF TANNINS FOR PROTECTING FORAGE PROTEINS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERSEEDED FORAGE LEGUMES IN SILAGE CORN
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN MINNESOTA
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN OHIO
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN UPPER MICHIGAN
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR FIELD FRACTIONATION, HARVESTING AND STORAGE OF PERENNIAL BIOENERGY CROPS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Bioenergy & Energy Alternatives (NP #307)
EVALUATION OF OXYGEN BARRIER WRAPS FOR LARGE-ROUND SILAGE BALES
(Trust)
Food Animal Production (NP #101)
DEVELOPMENT OF LATE-FLOWERING LOWLAND HALF-SIB FAMILIES FOR GENOMIC SELECTION
(General Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN ILLINOIS
(General Cooperative Agreement)
Determining Influence of Microbial, Feed, and Animal Factors on Efficiency of Nutrient Utilization and Performance in Lactating Dairy Cows
(Appropriated)
Forage Characteristics that Alter Feed Utilization, Manure Characteristics and Environmental Impacts of Dairy Production
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT OF DAIRY FORAGE AND MANURE MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY TO SUPPORT ARS/USGS WI WATER SCIENCE CTR-SPECIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF FORAGE CROPS, FEEDSTUFFS AND FEEDSTOCKS VIA NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY ACROSS LABORATORIES
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
QUANTIFYING NUTRIENT LOSS IN RUNOFF FROM GRAZING DAIRY CATTLE
(Reimbursable)
ALTERNATIVE CROP AND FORAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
Amino Acid Nutrition of Lactating Dairy Cows
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ASSESSMENT OF NEW SAND VS. RECYCLED PRODUCTS OF MANURE SEPARATION AS BEDDING MATERIALS FOR LACTATING COWS IN FREESTALL HOUSING
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
CONDUCTING DIGESTIBILITY TRIALS WITH LAMBS TO EVALUATE FORAGES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF TANNINS FOR PROTECTING FORAGE PROTEINS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EFFECT OF CALCIUM OXIDE-TREATED CORN STOVER ON DAIRY CATTLE PERFORMANCE WHEN SUBSTITUTED FOR CORN GRAIN
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERSEEDED FORAGE LEGUMES IN SILAGE CORN
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN MINNESOTA
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN OHIO
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN UPPER MICHIGAN
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
FEEDING CANOLA MEAL TO LACTATING DAIRY COWS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
QUANTIFYING NUTRIENT LOSS IN RUNOFF FROM GRAZING CATTLE
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE OF NIRS CALIBRATION EQUATIONS OF FORAGE CROPS, FEEDSTUFFS, AND FEEDSTOCKS
(Trust)
DOES CALCIUM OXIDE-TREATED CORN STOVER AFFECT DAIRY CATTLE PERFORMANCE WHEN SUBSTITUTED FOR CORN GRAIN OR CORN SILAGE
(Trust)
EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEIN CONTENT AND RUMEN-PROTECTED AMINO ACIDS ON NITROGEN UTILIZATION BY LACTATING DAIRY COWS
(Trust)
EVALUATION OF OXYGEN BARRIER WRAPS FOR LARGE-ROUND SILAGE BALES
(Trust)
Identification of Enzymes that Enhance Ruminal Fermentation of Forages
(Trust)
Pasture, Forage and Rangeland Systems (NP #215)
DEVELOPMENT OF LATE-FLOWERING LOWLAND HALF-SIB FAMILIES FOR GENOMIC SELECTION
(General Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN ILLINOIS
(General Cooperative Agreement)
ADDING VALUE TO BIOFUELS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BASED ON PERENNIAL FORAGES
(Appropriated)
Forage Characteristics that Alter Feed Utilization, Manure Characteristics and Environmental Impacts of Dairy Production
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT OF DAIRY FORAGE AND MANURE MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
(Appropriated)
Redesigning Forage Genetics, Management, and Harvesting for Efficiency, Profit, and Sustainability in Dairy and Bioenergy Production Systems
(Appropriated)
Removing Limitations to the Efficient Utilization of Alfalfa and Other Forages in Dairy Production, New Bio-Products, and Bioenergy to...
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY TO SUPPORT ARS/USGS WI WATER SCIENCE CTR-SPECIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
IMPROVEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED BIOPROCESSING OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS USING GENOMIC, PROTEOMIC, AND SYNTHETIC APPROACHES
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
DECIPHERING THE GENETIC AND MOLECULAR UNDERPINNINGS OF CARBOHYDRATE DEGRADING SYSTEMS IN RUMINAL BACTERIA
(Reimbursable)
QUANTIFYING NUTRIENT LOSS IN RUNOFF FROM GRAZING DAIRY CATTLE
(Reimbursable)
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOENERGY FOR THE CENTRAL USA
(Reimbursable)
ALTERNATIVE CROP AND FORAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ASSESSMENT OF NEW SAND VS. RECYCLED PRODUCTS OF MANURE SEPARATION AS BEDDING MATERIALS FOR LACTATING COWS IN FREESTALL HOUSING
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
CONDUCTING DIGESTIBILITY TRIALS WITH LAMBS TO EVALUATE FORAGES
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF TANNINS FOR PROTECTING FORAGE PROTEINS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERSEEDED FORAGE LEGUMES IN SILAGE CORN
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN MINNESOTA
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN OHIO
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATING PERENNIAL GRASS CULTIVARS FOR THEIR USE AS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS IN UPPER MICHIGAN
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
QUANTIFYING NUTRIENT LOSS IN RUNOFF FROM GRAZING CATTLE
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
EVALUATION OF OXYGEN BARRIER WRAPS FOR LARGE-ROUND SILAGE BALES
(Trust)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Redesigning Forage Genetics, Management, and Harvesting for Efficiency, Profit, and Sustainability in Dairy and Bioenergy Production Systems
(Appropriated)
Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products (NP #306)
ADDING VALUE TO BIOFUELS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BASED ON PERENNIAL FORAGES
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED BIOPROCESSING OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS USING GENOMIC, PROTEOMIC, AND SYNTHETIC APPROACHES
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND BREEDING IN SWITCHGRASS USING MAIZE AS A MODEL DISCOVERY ENGINE
(Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement)
DECIPHERING THE GENETIC AND MOLECULAR UNDERPINNINGS OF CARBOHYDRATE DEGRADING SYSTEMS IN RUMINAL BACTERIA
(Reimbursable)
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOENERGY FOR THE CENTRAL USA
(Reimbursable)
NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR FIELD FRACTIONATION, HARVESTING AND STORAGE OF PERENNIAL BIOENERGY CROPS
(Specific Cooperative Agreement)
     
Last Modified: 05/25/2013