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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)
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANURE MANAGEMENT FOR REDUCTION OF GAS EMISSIONS, NUTRIENTS, AND PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT OF MANURE NUTRIENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, AND ENERGY FROM CATTLE AND SWINE PRODUCTION FACILITIES
(Appropriated)
Agricultural System Competitiveness and Sustainability (NP #216)
ECOLOGICALLY-SOUND PEST, WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS CROPPING SYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
ENHANCED SYSTEM MODELS AND DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS TO OPTIMIZE WATER LIMITED AGRICULTURE
(Appropriated)
INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS FOR THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR MEETING AGRONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIETAL CROP PRODUCTION DEMANDS
(Appropriated)
SOIL AND CROP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED NATURAL RESOURCE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY
(Appropriated)
SPATIAL MODELING OF AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS: WATER AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND TARGETED CONSERVATION EFFECTS AT FIELD TO WATERSHED SCALES
(Appropriated)
SUSTAINABLE DRYLAND CROPPING SYSTEM FOR THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS
(Appropriated)
Animal Health (NP #103)
ASTRAGALUS AND OXYTROPIS POISONING IN LIVESTOCK
(Appropriated)
BLUETONGUE VIRUS PATHOGENESIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND CONTROL MEASURES
(Appropriated)
COUNTERMEASURES TO PREVENT, MITIGATE, AND CONTROL RIFT VALLEY FEVER (RVF)
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT OF STABLE FLIES
(Appropriated)
GENETIC AND BIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES OF RUMINANTS
(Appropriated)
INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR PROTECTION OF ANIMALS FROM VECTOR-BORNE PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
LIVESTOCK LOSSES FROM ABORTIFACIENT AND TERATOGENIC PLANTS
(Appropriated)
POISONING OF LIVESTOCK BY VARIOUS LARKSPUR SPECIES (DELPHINIUM)
(Appropriated)
THE TOXICITY OF PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID-CONTAINING PLANTS AND OTHER HEPATOTOXIC AND NEUROTOXIC PLANTS
(Appropriated)
Understanding and Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Poisonous Plants on Livestock Production Systems
(Appropriated)
Bioenergy (NP #213)
Improving bioenergy and forage plants and production systems for the central U.S.
(Appropriated)
INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS FOR THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
(Appropriated)
Climate Change, Soils, and Emissions (NP #212)
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANURE MANAGEMENT FOR REDUCTION OF GAS EMISSIONS, NUTRIENTS, AND PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
GLOBAL CHANGE IN SEMI-ARID RANGELANDS: ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES AND MANAGEMENT ADAPTATIONS
(Appropriated)
Improving bioenergy and forage plants and production systems for the central U.S.
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT OF MANURE NUTRIENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, AND ENERGY FROM CATTLE AND SWINE PRODUCTION FACILITIES
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO MITIGATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, ENHANCE BIO-ENERGY PRODUCTION, INCREASE SOIL-C STOCKS & SUSTAIN SOIL PRODUCTIVITY...
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR MEETING AGRONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIETAL CROP PRODUCTION DEMANDS
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO SUSTAIN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLIES
(Appropriated)
SOIL AND CROP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED NATURAL RESOURCE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY
(Appropriated)
SOIL AND GAS FLUX RESPONSE TO IMPROVED MANAGEMENT IN COLD, SEMIARID AGROECOSYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
SOIL RESOURCES AND AIR QUALITY AFFECTED BY WIND EROSION AND FUGITIVE DUST EMISSIONS: PROCESSES, SIMULATION AND CONTROL
(Appropriated)
SPATIAL MODELING OF AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS: WATER AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND TARGETED CONSERVATION EFFECTS AT FIELD TO WATERSHED SCALES
(Appropriated)
SUSTAINABLE DRYLAND CROPPING SYSTEM FOR THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS
(Appropriated)
Crop Production (NP #305)
BEE DIVERSITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE BEE POLLINATION SYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
ECOLOGICALLY BASED PEST MANAGEMENT IN MODERN CROPPING SYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF GRASSHOPPERS AND OTHER INSECT PESTS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
(Appropriated)
ECOLOGY, GENOMICS, AND MANAGEMENT OF STORED PRODUCT INSECTS
(Appropriated)
INSECT CRYOPRESERVATION, DORMANCY, GENETICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(Appropriated)
INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR PROTECTION OF ANIMALS FROM VECTOR-BORNE PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO SUSTAIN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLIES
(Appropriated)
NOVEL WEED MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS: A BASIS IN UNDERSTANDING BUD AND SEED DORMANCY
(Appropriated)
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE WEEDS IN NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS RANGELANDS THROUGH BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION
(Appropriated)
SEMIARID RANGELAND ECOSYSTEMS: THE CONSERVATION-PRODUCTION INTERFACE
(Appropriated)
Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems: The Conservation-Production Interface
(Appropriated)
Food Animal Production (NP #101)
Adaptive Rangeland Management of Livestock Grazing, Disturbance, and Climatic Variation
(Appropriated)
Alleviating rate limiting factors that compromise beef production efficiency
(Appropriated)
Characterizing and Managing Animal Stress/Well-Being in Livestock Production
(Appropriated)
GENETIC AND BIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES OF RUMINANTS
(Appropriated)
GENETIC AND GENOMIC APPROACHES TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF SWINE PRODUCTION AND PRODUCT QUALITY
(Appropriated)
GENETIC RESEARCH TO ENHANCE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF BEEF CATTLE AND SHEEP
(Appropriated)
Genomic and Metagenomic Approaches to Enhance Efficient and Sustainable Production of Beef Cattle
(Appropriated)
IMPROVED NUTRIENT EFFICIENCY OF BEEF CATTLE AND SWINE
(Appropriated)
IMPROVING SOW LIFETIME PRODUCTIVITY IN SWINE
(Appropriated)
NATIONAL ANIMAL GERMPLASM PROGRAM
(Appropriated)
New technologies to enhance sustainability of northern Great Plains grasslands
(Appropriated)
PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE RANGELAND PRODUCTION
(Appropriated)
REDUCING COST OF EFFICIENT BEEF PRODUCTION
(Appropriated)
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITATING BOVINE GENOME SEQUENCE USE TO IMPROVE CATTLE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PRODUCT QUALITY & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
(Appropriated)
SEMIARID RANGELAND ECOSYSTEMS: THE CONSERVATION-PRODUCTION INTERFACE
(Appropriated)
Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems: The Conservation-Production Interface
(Appropriated)
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEIFER SELECTION AND HEIFER DEVELOPMENT
(Appropriated)
STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE MEAT QUALITY AND COMPOSITION OF RED MEAT ANIMALS
(Appropriated)
Food Safety, (animal and plant products) (NP #108)
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESIDUES IN FOODS
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT OF STABLE FLIES
(Appropriated)
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANURE MANAGEMENT FOR REDUCTION OF GAS EMISSIONS, NUTRIENTS, AND PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
EXPLORING GENOMIC DIFFERENCES AND ECOLOGICAL RESERVOIRS TO CONTROL FOODBORNE PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
METABOLIC FATE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS
(Appropriated)
PATHOGEN MITIGATION IN LIVESTOCK AND RED MEAT PRODUCTION
(Appropriated)
PREVENTION OF PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION FROM ANIMAL MANURE TO FOOD, WATER, AND ENVIRONMENT
(Appropriated)
Understanding and Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Poisonous Plants on Livestock Production Systems
(Appropriated)
Human Nutrition (NP #107)
BIOLOGY OF OBESITY PREVENTION
(Appropriated)
BONE METABOLISM IN OBESITY
(Appropriated)
DIETARY GUIDELINES ADHERENCE AND HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
(Appropriated)
DIETARY MODULATION OF OBESITY-RELATED CANCER BY SELENIUM
(Appropriated)
FOOD FACTORS AND MAINTENANCE OF BODY WEIGHT AND HEALTH
(Appropriated)
Methyl Bromide Alternatives (NP #308)
DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO REDUCE METHYL BROMIDE FUMIGATIONS FOR CONTROL OF INSECTS IN POSTHARVEST STRUCTURES
(Appropriated)
Pasture, Forage and Rangeland Systems (NP #215)
Adaptive Rangeland Management of Livestock Grazing, Disturbance, and Climatic Variation
(Appropriated)
Alleviating rate limiting factors that compromise beef production efficiency
(Appropriated)
ASTRAGALUS AND OXYTROPIS POISONING IN LIVESTOCK
(Appropriated)
Develop Improved Plant Genetic Resources to Enhance Pasture and Rangeland Productivity in the Semiarid Regions of the Western U.S.
(Appropriated)
GLOBAL CHANGE IN SEMI-ARID RANGELANDS: ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES AND MANAGEMENT ADAPTATIONS
(Appropriated)
IMPROVED PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR PASTURES AND RANGELANDS IN THE TEMPERATE SEMIARID REGIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S.
(Appropriated)
Improving bioenergy and forage plants and production systems for the central U.S.
(Appropriated)
LIVESTOCK LOSSES FROM ABORTIFACIENT AND TERATOGENIC PLANTS
(Appropriated)
New technologies to enhance sustainability of northern Great Plains grasslands
(Appropriated)
POISONING OF LIVESTOCK BY VARIOUS LARKSPUR SPECIES (DELPHINIUM)
(Appropriated)
PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE RANGELAND PRODUCTION
(Appropriated)
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE WEEDS IN NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS RANGELANDS THROUGH BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION
(Appropriated)
SEMIARID RANGELAND ECOSYSTEMS: THE CONSERVATION-PRODUCTION INTERFACE
(Appropriated)
Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems: The Conservation-Production Interface
(Appropriated)
THE TOXICITY OF PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID-CONTAINING PLANTS AND OTHER HEPATOTOXIC AND NEUROTOXIC PLANTS
(Appropriated)
Understanding and Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Poisonous Plants on Livestock Production Systems
(Appropriated)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
GENETIC ENHANCEMENT FOR RESISTANCE TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES IN HARD WINTER WHEAT
(Appropriated)
Genetic Improvement of Sorghum for Non-Grain Energy Uses
(Appropriated)
HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS IN BARLEY AND WHEAT
(Appropriated)
Molecular Approaches for Improved Cercospora Leaf Spot Control in Sugarbeet
(Appropriated)
SCLEROTINIA INITIATIVE
(Appropriated)
WHEAT VIRUS INTERACTIONS WITH HOST AND VECTOR
(Appropriated)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
CYTOGENETIC MANIPULATION OF DURUM WHEAT BY CLASSICAL AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES
(Appropriated)
Cytogenetic Manipulation of Durum Wheat for Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses and Enhanced End-Use Quality
(Appropriated)
Develop Improved Plant Genetic Resources to Enhance Pasture and Rangeland Productivity in the Semiarid Regions of the Western U.S.
(Appropriated)
GENETIC ENHANCEMENT FOR RESISTANCE TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES IN HARD WINTER WHEAT
(Appropriated)
GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF BARLEY
(Appropriated)
Genetic Improvement of Barley
(Appropriated)
Genetic Improvement of Durum and Spring Wheat for Quality and Resistance to Diseases and Pests
(Appropriated)
Genetic Improvement of Sorghum for Non-Grain Energy Uses
(Appropriated)
Genetic Improvement of Winter Wheat for End-Use Quality and Disease Resistance
(Appropriated)
IMPROVED PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR PASTURES AND RANGELANDS IN THE TEMPERATE SEMIARID REGIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S.
(Appropriated)
IMPROVEMENT OF HARD RED SPRING AND DURUM WHEAT FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE AND QUALITY USING GENETICS AND GENOMICS
(Appropriated)
NONCHEMICAL PEST CONTROL AND ENHANCED SUGAR BEET GERMPLASM VIA TRADITIONAL AND MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES
(Appropriated)
Nonchemical Pest Control and Enhanced Sugar Beet Germplasm Via Traditional and Molecular Technologies
(Appropriated)
Plant and Microbial Genetic Resource Preservation and Quality Assessment
(Appropriated)
PRESERVATION AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
(Appropriated)
QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH BETA-GLUCAN OAT CULTIVARS
(Appropriated)
QUALITY OF HARD SPRING AND DURUM WHEAT
(Appropriated)
RESEARCH TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRESERVING PLANT GENETIC DIVERSITY IN EX SITU GENEBANKS
(Appropriated)
SUCROSE ACCUMULATION AND RETENTION IN SUGARBEETS
(Appropriated)
SUNFLOWER GERMPLASM DEVELOPMENT FOR IMPROVED INSECT AND DISEASE RESISTANCE
(Appropriated)
SUNFLOWER GERMPLASM DIVERSIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION UTILIZING WILD SUNFLOWER SPECIES, CYTOGENETICS, AND APPLIED GENOMICS
(Appropriated)
Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products (NP #306)
BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HARD WINTER WHEAT QUALITY FOR END-USE QUALITY
(Appropriated)
IDENTIFICATION AND MANIPULATION OF POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PROCESSES CONTROLLING POTATO NUTRITIONAL AND MARKET QUALITY
(Appropriated)
IMPROVE GRAIN SORGHUM END-USE QUALITY & UTILIZATION BY IDENTIFYING THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RELATED TO FOOD & FEED...
(Appropriated)
IMPROVED POTATO MARKET QUALITY THROUGH GERMPLASM PROCESSING EVALUATIONS AND OPTIMIZED STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
(Appropriated)
PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND MEASUREMENT OF GRAIN QUALITY AND MARKETABILITY
(Appropriated)
QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH BETA-GLUCAN OAT CULTIVARS
(Appropriated)
QUALITY OF HARD SPRING AND DURUM WHEAT
(Appropriated)
Veterinary, Medical and Urban Entomology (NP #104)
BLUETONGUE VIRUS PATHOGENESIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND CONTROL MEASURES
(Appropriated)
COUNTERMEASURES TO PREVENT, MITIGATE, AND CONTROL RIFT VALLEY FEVER (RVF)
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT OF STABLE FLIES
(Appropriated)
INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR PROTECTION OF ANIMALS FROM VECTOR-BORNE PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
Water Availability and Water Management (NP #211)
ECOLOGICALLY-SOUND PEST, WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS CROPPING SYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
ENHANCED SYSTEM MODELS AND DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS TO OPTIMIZE WATER LIMITED AGRICULTURE
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT OF MANURE NUTRIENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, AND ENERGY FROM CATTLE AND SWINE PRODUCTION FACILITIES
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR MEETING AGRONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIETAL CROP PRODUCTION DEMANDS
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO SUSTAIN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLIES
(Appropriated)
New technologies to enhance sustainability of northern Great Plains grasslands
(Appropriated)
SPATIAL MODELING OF AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS: WATER AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND TARGETED CONSERVATION EFFECTS AT FIELD TO WATERSHED SCALES
(Appropriated)
     
Last Modified: 05/25/2013