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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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Food Animal Production (NP #101)
Validate Causative Mutations in Agriculturally-Important Vertebrates
(In-House Appropriated)
Biosecurity Against Natural or Terrorist Exposures to Influenza Virus through Genetic Strategies
(Cooperative Agreement)
Survey of Intraspecific Variation within Swine ANP32A/B and Effects on Host Permissiveness to Avian Influenza Virus
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
TET3-CXXC Domain is Essential for Orchestrating Epigenetic Status during Early Embryogenesis in Pigs - NFCA
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Strategies for Coordinated Expression of Pathway Genes
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Discovery, Improvement, and Testing of Genetics that are Socially Acceptable for Genome Editing in Animal Agriculture
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Establishment and Characterization of Liver Organoids from Layer Chickens
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Validate Causative Mutations in Agriculturally-Important Vertebrates
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Validate Causative Mutations in Poultry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Water Availability and Watershed Management (NP #211)
Improving Irrigated Crop Management System for Humid and Sub-humid Climates
(In-House Appropriated)
Innovative Cropping System Solutions for Sustainable Production on Spatially Variable Landscapes
(In-House Appropriated)
Linkages Between Crop Production Management and Sustainability in the Central Mississippi River Basin
(In-House Appropriated)
Improving Aspects of Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri
(Cooperative Agreement)
On-farm Soil and Management Information Support for SHAPE
(Cooperative Agreement)
Advancing Soil Health Diagnostics: Leveraging MIR Spectroscopy within the SHAPE Framework for Contextualized Soil Evaluations
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), CSWQ
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes Phase 3- Stream Sediments - Columbia
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Croplands Emissions - Midwest Area - Columbia, MO
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Expansion and Refinement of Soil Health Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) and Revised Technical Note 450-03
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - CSWQ
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Regional Soil Health Testing for SHAPE Tool
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Sensitivity and Reproducibility of Dynamic Soil Properties
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Tall Tower Monitoring - Midwest Area, Columbia
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Drone-mounted Water Quality Monitoring Sensor System
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Horizon II: A Climate-Smart Future for Corn, Soybean, Livestock, and Renewable Natural Gas Production
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Integrating Biological Nitrogen Management Systems into Missouri Fertilizer Recommendations
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Assessment of Agricultural Practices in the CMRB Region
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Biodiversity Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR Site
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Climate Adaptation Strategies for Irrigated Crop Production in the Missouri Delta
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Digital Agriculture Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improve Farmer Profitability and Sustainability with On-farm Nitrogen Fertilizer Trails
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Measurements and Tools for Assessment of Ecosystem Services
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Lands in Missouri
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil Health and Soil Carbon Tools
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Water and Energy Balance Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil and Air (NP #212)
Innovative Cropping System Solutions for Sustainable Production on Spatially Variable Landscapes
(In-House Appropriated)
Linkages Between Crop Production Management and Sustainability in the Central Mississippi River Basin
(In-House Appropriated)
On-farm Soil and Management Information Support for SHAPE
(Cooperative Agreement)
Advancing Soil Health Diagnostics: Leveraging MIR Spectroscopy within the SHAPE Framework for Contextualized Soil Evaluations
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), CSWQ
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes Phase 3- Stream Sediments - Columbia
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Croplands Emissions - Midwest Area - Columbia, MO
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Expansion and Refinement of Soil Health Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) and Revised Technical Note 450-03
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - CSWQ
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Regional Soil Health Testing for SHAPE Tool
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Sensitivity and Reproducibility of Dynamic Soil Properties
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Tall Tower Monitoring - Midwest Area, Columbia
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Drone-mounted Water Quality Monitoring Sensor System
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Horizon II: A Climate-Smart Future for Corn, Soybean, Livestock, and Renewable Natural Gas Production
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Integrating Biological Nitrogen Management Systems into Missouri Fertilizer Recommendations
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Assessment of Agricultural Practices in the CMRB Region
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Biodiversity Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR Site
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Climate Adaptation Strategies for Irrigated Crop Production in the Missouri Delta
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Digital Agriculture Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improve Farmer Profitability and Sustainability with On-farm Nitrogen Fertilizer Trails
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Measurements and Tools for Assessment of Ecosystem Services
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Lands in Missouri
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil Health and Soil Carbon Tools
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Water and Energy Balance Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (NP #216)
Improving Irrigated Crop Management System for Humid and Sub-humid Climates
(In-House Appropriated)
Innovative Cropping System Solutions for Sustainable Production on Spatially Variable Landscapes
(In-House Appropriated)
Linkages Between Crop Production Management and Sustainability in the Central Mississippi River Basin
(In-House Appropriated)
Improving Aspects of Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri
(Cooperative Agreement)
On-farm Soil and Management Information Support for SHAPE
(Cooperative Agreement)
Advancing Soil Health Diagnostics: Leveraging MIR Spectroscopy within the SHAPE Framework for Contextualized Soil Evaluations
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), CSWQ
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes Phase 3- Stream Sediments - Columbia
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Croplands Emissions - Midwest Area - Columbia, MO
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Expansion and Refinement of Soil Health Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) and Revised Technical Note 450-03
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - CSWQ
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Regional Soil Health Testing for SHAPE Tool
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Sensitivity and Reproducibility of Dynamic Soil Properties
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Tall Tower Monitoring - Midwest Area, Columbia
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Drone-mounted Water Quality Monitoring Sensor System
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Horizon II: A Climate-Smart Future for Corn, Soybean, Livestock, and Renewable Natural Gas Production
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Integrating Biological Nitrogen Management Systems into Missouri Fertilizer Recommendations
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Assessment of Agricultural Practices in the CMRB Region
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Biodiversity Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR Site
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Climate Adaptation Strategies for Irrigated Crop Production in the Missouri Delta
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Digital Agriculture Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improve Farmer Profitability and Sustainability with On-farm Nitrogen Fertilizer Trails
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Measurements and Tools for Assessment of Ecosystem Services
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Lands in Missouri
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil Health and Soil Carbon Tools
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Water and Energy Balance Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Adaptation of Grain Crops to Varying Environments Including Climates, Stressors, and Human Uses
(In-House Appropriated)
Improving Soybean Seed Composition, Plant Productivity, and Resilience Through Biological Network Modification
(In-House Appropriated)
Redesigning Soybeans for a Resilient Future of Food, Feeds, and Bio-Industry
(In-House Appropriated)
Development of Integrative Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development
(Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Integrative Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development
(Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing Soybean Meal Protein Quality Assessment: A Gastric Fluid Approach
(Cooperative Agreement)
Heirlooms of the United States, Midwest Evaluation
(Cooperative Agreement)
Heirlooms of the United States, Southeast Evaluation
(Cooperative Agreement)
Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II - UoA
(Cooperative Agreement)
Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II - UoM
(Cooperative Agreement)
The Landrace Heirlooms of Maize of the United States (Columbia, MO)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Beyond Static Metabolic Maps - Understanding the Cellular Organization and Dynamics of Lipid Flux For Enhanced Seed Oil Production
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Missouri
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Missouri Maize Center - Joint Administration of the Genetics Farm
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetics Resources Unit Federal Building Utility Agreement
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Utilize the University of Missouri Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Integrative Big-data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Lipid Turnover in Soybeans Over Development
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Characterize Rootworm Larvae For BT Tolerance and Artificial Diets for Improved Understanding of Rootworm Biology and Management
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Detection and Removal of Anti-Nutritional Components of Dry Beans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Data Science Technologies for US Soybean Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Discovery of Genes and Networks Underlying Seed Development and Seed Composition
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Establishing Baselines for Soybean Compositions for Plant-based Protein
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Generation and Characterization of Soybean Containing Edited Genes for Seed Quality Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genomics for Improved Soybean Seed Composition
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Molecular Characterization of Soybean for Seed Quality Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Reducing Maize Grain Nitrogen In Support of CERCA, The Circular Economy That Re-imagines Corn Agriculture
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
Adaptation of Grain Crops to Varying Environments Including Climates, Stressors, and Human Uses
(In-House Appropriated)
Biologically-Based Products for Insect Pest Control and Emerging Needs in Agriculture
(In-House Appropriated)
Biologically-Based Products for Insect Pest Control and Emerging Needs in Agriculture
(In-House Appropriated)
Heirlooms of the United States, Midwest Evaluation
(Cooperative Agreement)
Heirlooms of the United States, Southeast Evaluation
(Cooperative Agreement)
The Landrace Heirlooms of Maize of the United States (Columbia, MO)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Missouri
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Missouri Maize Center - Joint Administration of the Genetics Farm
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetics Resources Unit Federal Building Utility Agreement
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Utilize the University of Missouri Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Species-specific Yeast RNAi Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Novel Treatments for Quarantine Insect Pests
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Characterize Rootworm Larvae For BT Tolerance and Artificial Diets for Improved Understanding of Rootworm Biology and Management
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Develop Genetic Tools Towards the Control of Agricultural Insect Pests
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Reducing Maize Grain Nitrogen In Support of CERCA, The Circular Economy That Re-imagines Corn Agriculture
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)