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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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Water Availability and Watershed Management (NP #211)
Development of Enhanced Tools and Management Strategies to Support Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Water Quality
(In-House Appropriated)
Development and Testing of New Groundwater Phosphorus Model in Selected HUC8 From the National Agroecosystem Model
(Cooperative Agreement)
Field-Scale SWAT+ Modeling to Support Regional Legacy P Model Development
(Cooperative Agreement)
Incorporating Precision Agriculture Equipment to Maximize Profitability in Maryland – Best Practices for Creating Management Zones
(Cooperative Agreement)
Integration of a New Groundwater Flow and Salinity Model in SWAT+
(Cooperative Agreement)
Parameterization and Testing of New Groundwater Flow and Salinity Model in the National Agroecosystem Model
(Cooperative Agreement)
Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY 2022-2027 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) Temple
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY2021, FY2022 Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes, Phase 2 (Temple, TX)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Nitrogen Fertility and Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Sustainable Biofuels Production
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Sustainability of Groundwater and Irrigated Agriculture in the Western United States Under a Changing Climate
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Climate Based Ag Management Operation Scheduling and Natural Infrastructure Practices in the National Agroecosystem Model
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of a Carbon Dynamics Model for Predicting GHG Emission and Sequestration in Croplands
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Precision Application of Conservation in Upper Midwestern Cropping Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Water Use, Growth, and Yield of Cotton and Guayule under Gravity Drip Irrigation
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil and Air (NP #212)
Development of Enhanced Tools and Management Strategies to Support Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Water Quality
(In-House Appropriated)
Enhancing Cropping System and Grassland Sustainability in the Texas Gulf Coast Region by Managing Systems for Productivity and Resilience
(In-House Appropriated)
Development and Testing of New Groundwater Phosphorus Model in Selected HUC8 From the National Agroecosystem Model
(Cooperative Agreement)
Field-Scale SWAT+ Modeling to Support Regional Legacy P Model Development
(Cooperative Agreement)
Incorporating Precision Agriculture Equipment to Maximize Profitability in Maryland – Best Practices for Creating Management Zones
(Cooperative Agreement)
Integration of a New Groundwater Flow and Salinity Model in SWAT+
(Cooperative Agreement)
Parameterization and Testing of New Groundwater Flow and Salinity Model in the National Agroecosystem Model
(Cooperative Agreement)
Response to Nutrients, Disturbance, Drought, and Management Practice in C4 Grasslands
(Cooperative Agreement)
Texas Water Observatory Monitoring at the Riesel Watersheds
(Cooperative Agreement)
Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY 2022-2027 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) Temple
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY2021, FY2022 Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes, Phase 2 (Temple, TX)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Nitrogen Fertility and Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Sustainable Biofuels Production
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Climate Adaptation and Sustainability in Switchgrass: Exploring Plant-microbe-soil Interactions Across Continental Scale Environmental Gradients
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Nutrient Limitation and Disturbance in C4 Grasslands
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Climate Based Ag Management Operation Scheduling and Natural Infrastructure Practices in the National Agroecosystem Model
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of a Carbon Dynamics Model for Predicting GHG Emission and Sequestration in Croplands
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Precision Application of Conservation in Upper Midwestern Cropping Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (NP #215)
Enhancing Cropping System and Grassland Sustainability in the Texas Gulf Coast Region by Managing Systems for Productivity and Resilience
(In-House Appropriated)
Response to Nutrients, Disturbance, Drought, and Management Practice in C4 Grasslands
(Cooperative Agreement)
Texas Water Observatory Monitoring at the Riesel Watersheds
(Cooperative Agreement)
Climate Adaptation and Sustainability in Switchgrass: Exploring Plant-microbe-soil Interactions Across Continental Scale Environmental Gradients
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Nutrient Limitation and Disturbance in C4 Grasslands
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (NP #216)
Development of Enhanced Tools and Management Strategies to Support Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Water Quality
(In-House Appropriated)
Enhancing Cropping System and Grassland Sustainability in the Texas Gulf Coast Region by Managing Systems for Productivity and Resilience
(In-House Appropriated)
Development and Testing of New Groundwater Phosphorus Model in Selected HUC8 From the National Agroecosystem Model
(Cooperative Agreement)
Field-Scale SWAT+ Modeling to Support Regional Legacy P Model Development
(Cooperative Agreement)
Incorporating Precision Agriculture Equipment to Maximize Profitability in Maryland – Best Practices for Creating Management Zones
(Cooperative Agreement)
Integration of a New Groundwater Flow and Salinity Model in SWAT+
(Cooperative Agreement)
Parameterization and Testing of New Groundwater Flow and Salinity Model in the National Agroecosystem Model
(Cooperative Agreement)
Response to Nutrients, Disturbance, Drought, and Management Practice in C4 Grasslands
(Cooperative Agreement)
Texas Water Observatory Monitoring at the Riesel Watersheds
(Cooperative Agreement)
Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY 2022-2027 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) Temple
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY2021, FY2022 Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes, Phase 2 (Temple, TX)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Nitrogen Fertility and Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Sustainable Biofuels Production
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Climate Adaptation and Sustainability in Switchgrass: Exploring Plant-microbe-soil Interactions Across Continental Scale Environmental Gradients
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Nutrient Limitation and Disturbance in C4 Grasslands
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainability of Groundwater and Irrigated Agriculture in the Western United States Under a Changing Climate
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Climate Based Ag Management Operation Scheduling and Natural Infrastructure Practices in the National Agroecosystem Model
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of a Carbon Dynamics Model for Predicting GHG Emission and Sequestration in Croplands
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Precision Application of Conservation in Upper Midwestern Cropping Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Water Use, Growth, and Yield of Cotton and Guayule under Gravity Drip Irrigation
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Sustainability of Groundwater and Irrigated Agriculture in the Western United States Under a Changing Climate
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Water Use, Growth, and Yield of Cotton and Guayule under Gravity Drip Irrigation
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)