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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

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Subjects of Investigation
Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Apple
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Canola
Carrot
Climate
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Durum wheat
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Finfish
Fish habitats
Florist crops, other
Forage legumes, other
Fungi (includes yeast)
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Ground covers
Guayule
Gums
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Honey bees
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Lentil
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other dairy cattle products
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Peas (dry)
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry, general/other
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Rice
Rye
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sheep, live animal
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viruses
Walnut
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Wood and wood products
Research Projects within Alfalfa
item Advancing Sustainable Technologies to Improve End-Use Quality of Underutilized and Climate-Resilient Food Crops for Value-Added Food and Consumer Products
item Alfalfa on the Fast Track: A Universal Training Population System (TPS) to Accelerate Alfalfa Breeding Using DNA Markers and Genomic Selection
item Alfalfa Seed Utilization for Human Food
item Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures: Evaluating Trade-Offs in Forage Quality, Productivity, and Field Carbon Balance
item Annotation and Analysis of the Alfalfa Genome
item Assembly and Annotation of Alfalfa Genomes
item Breeding Alfalfa for Intercropping with Intermediate Wheatgrass: Towards Perennial Grain-Forage Systems
item Catalyzing a Billion Dollar Cover Crop Seed Industry - Madison
item Climate Resilient Intensification Strategies for Forage Production with Small Grains and Millets
item Comprehensive Soil Health: Conservation & Remediation Practices for Urban Agriculture
item Crop Coexistence with Pollinator-Mediated Gene Flow Under Changing Environments
item Developing Farmer Decision Support Tools to Manage Alfalfa Winterkill
item Developing Sustainable Forage and Cover Crop Systems for Dairy Farms
item Digestibility of Alfalfa Stem Segments
item Diversifying Ecosystem Services in Dairy Forage Systems
item Drought Shapes the Dryland Root Metabolome and Microbiome to Protect Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress
item Enhancing On-Farm Demonstration and Outreach Efforts for Alfalfa and Dual Purpose Cover Cropping Systems
item Enhancing On-Farm Demonstration and Outreach Efforts for Alfalfa and Dual Purpose Cover Cropping Systems
item Enhancing Winter Survival and Forage Yield in Alfalfa
item Evaluating Best Management Practices for Manure Application into Alfalfa to Optimize Yield and Environmental Outcomes
item Evaluating Genotype by Environment Interactions in Intermediate Wheatgrass for Forage and Grain Production in Dairy Forage Systems
item Evaluation of Methane Reduction Potential and Forage Quality on Conventional and Low-lignin Variants of Alfalfa and Corn Silage
item Expanding Efforts in Cover Crop Cultivar Development: Focusing on Weed Suppression, Winter Survival, and Seed Production
item Expanding Regional Grainshed Asset Mapping and Resource Development
item Expanding Resiliency and Utility of Alfalfa in Agroecosystems
item Feeding the Future: Maximizing the Value of Alfalfa Protein by Evaluating the Market Potential of Waste Streams in Protein Extraction
item Financial Health Workshop Series for BIPOC Farmers and Landowners
item Forage Applications for Hairy Vetch and Cereal Rye Research
item Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems
item Gene Discovery and Trait Improvement in Soybean, Alfalfa, and Other Legumes by Gene Editing
item Gene Editing of Lentils
item Genotyping Red Clover for Seed Production
item Identifying and Developing Strategies to Enhance Sustainability and Efficiency in Dairy Forage Production Systems
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Minnesota
item Kentucky Alfalfa Nutrient Survey: Understanding the Role of Soil Fertility
item Machinery Traffic Impacts on the Alfalfa-Corn Intercropping System
item Managing Alfalfa for Climate Smart Agriculture (DFRU)
item Measuring and Monitoring Environmental Variables that Impact Agroecosystem Resilience
item Modeling and Synthesis for the Pasture Ecological Vulnerability Index
item Modeling Pest Predation Services Associated with Land Use Change in Agricultural Landscapes
item Native American Soil Health Collaborative: Strengthening Soil Health Efforts among Indigenous Communities
item New and Improved Plant-Based Polymers
item Northern Exposure: Adaptation of Alfalfa for Challenging Winter Climates
item Oregon Alfalfa Nutrient Survey
item Outreach and Promotion of Regenerative Grazing Practices to Support Soil Health and Economic Resilience
item PARTNERSHIP: Decision Support Tool for Precision Management of Alfalfa for Yield and Quality Improvement
item Producer Engagement in the Development of a FarmLab Research Program
item Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating the Social, Economic, Policy, and Biophysical Drivers and Barriers to Greater Use of Soil Health Practices
item Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating Use of Soil Health Practices
item Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating Ways to Increase the Use of Soil Health Practices
item Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating Ways to Increase the Use of Soil Health Practices
item Soil Health Collaborative: Nutrient and Pest Management Program Outreach-Year 4
item Strategic Integration of Perennials in Annual Crop Production Systems
item Transformation and Gene Editing of Soybean, Lentil and Common Bean for Traits Enhancing Agronomic Value
item Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Satellite Remote Sensing Data to Evaluate Forage Yield and Quality
item Wisconsin Alfalfa Nutrient Survey