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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
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
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
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
Fish habitats
Florist crops, other
Forage legumes, other
Fungi (includes yeast)
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
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
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
Sheep, live animal
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Sugar beet
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
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viruses
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
Research Projects within Water resources
item A Collaborative Environmental Microbiology Lab to Support Research Objectives of the USDA-ARS EIDMRU and USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
item A Multi-Scale and Regional Approach to Cold Season Hydrology and Nutrient Dynamics in Agroecosystems for Water Quality Protection
item A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses
item A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses
item Accelerating the Transition to Climate-Smart Strategies by Bolstering the Extension to Midwest Climate Hub Connection
item Advancing Knowledge and Prediction of Phosphorus Dynamics in Tile Drained Landscapes
item Agroecosystem Sustainability in Upper Mississippi River Basin: Crop, Soil, and Water Resources
item Assessing and Quantifying the Impacts of Conservation Implementation on Surface and Subsurface Water Quality
item Assessing Legacy Phosphorus in Agricultural Drainage Ditches
item Assessing Legacy Phosphorus losses from Fields and Watersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin
item Assessing Legacy Phosphorus Losses from Fields and Watersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin
item Assessing Legacy Phosphorus Losses from Fields and Watersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin
item Assessing the Field and Watershed Scale Impacts of Conservation Practices in the Blanchard River Watershed
item Assessing the Field and Watershed Scale Impacts of Conservation Practices in the Conservation Practices in Blanchard River Watershed-Heidelberg
item Assessment of Sediment and Chemical Transport Processes for Developing and Improving Agricultural Conservation Practices
item Assessments of the Influence of Cryptic E. coli on Current Water Quality Monitoring and Management
item Biochar Bedding Amendment and Anaerobic Digestion Mitigate Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Ammonia in Poultry Production
item Bringing Interseeding of Alfalfa into Corn to the Farm through On-Farm Research, Demonstration, and Outreach
item Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), AMU
item Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), CSWQ
item Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) 2020 - ARS Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands)
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 - NSEU
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 - SWMU
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 2, Western Lake Erie Basin
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes -UoM
item Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes, Phase 2 - SWAT Modeling
item Determining Impact of Pre-Event Information on Agricultural Resilience and Loss Mitigation
item Developing Agronomically and Environmentally Beneficial Management Practices to Increase the Sustainability and Safety of Animal Manure Utilization
item Developing and Evaluating Strategies to Protect and Conserve Water and Environmental Resources While Maintaining Productivity in Agronomic Systems
item Developing public-private partnerships (PPPs) to target legacy phosphorus fields to increase water quality and availability
item Developing Safe, Efficient and Environmentally Sound Management Practices for the Use of Animal Manure
item Elements: Agricultural Cyber-infrastructure Support for Field and Grid Modeling, and Runtime Decision-making
item Energy and Economic Value of Alfalfa, Harvested as Haylage, in Growing Cattle Diets
item Estimating and Projecting Spring Freeze Risk to Midwest Specialty Crops
item Evaluating Best Management Practices for Manure Application into Alfalfa to Optimize Yield and Environmental Outcomes
item Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)
item Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)
item Evaluating Field- and Watershed-scale Water Quality Benefits of H2Ohio Conservation Practices in the Maumee River Watershed
item Evaluating, Educating, and Communicating the Value of Cover Crop in WI Crop Rotations, for Enhanced Productivity, Water, and Soil Quality Protection
item Farm-Ready Cover Crops for Protecting Water Quality
item Further Development of ACPF – New Tools and New Partnerships Between NRCS and ARS Water Quality Researchers
item FY 2020 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands)
item FY 2020 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), Agricultural Research Service Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands)
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - CSWQ
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - NLAE
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - NSE
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)- Assessing Conservation Practices in the Ohio Portion of the Eastern Corn Belt
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), NSEU
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), SDU
item Hay Yield Mapping by Proximal and Remote Sensing
item Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters: Will Soil Health Improvements Mitigate Nutrient Loading to the Great Lakes?
item Identifying Practices to Reduce Nutrient Transport from Crop Production Agriculture of the Eastern Corn Belt
item Identifying Practices to Reduce Nutrient Transport from Crop Production Agriculture of the Eastern Corn Belt
item Improving Irrigated Crop Management System for Humid and Sub-humid Climates
item Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri
item Improving Understanding of Soil Processes for Making More Informed Agricultural Management Decisions that Increase Agricultural Sustainability in the Central U.S.
item Increasing Alfalfa Productivity and Inclusion in Dairy Diets to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Yield
item Innovative Cropping System Solutions for Sustainable Production on Spatially Variable Landscapes
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Western Kentucky University
item Integrated Midwest Partnerships for Actionable Climate Tools and Training (IMPACT2): Supporting System Transformation on Working Lands
item Integrating Science and Stewardship to Advance Sustainable Management Practices for the Upper Midwest
item Know Your Carbon Landscape: Data for Consistent Monitoring of Soil Carbon Monitoring
item Linkages Between Crop Production Management and Sustainability in the Central Mississippi River Basin
item Managing Nutrients and Assessing Pathogen Emission Risks for Sustainable Dairy Production Systems
item Measuring Field-scale Changes in Soil Ecosystem Services and Crop Production with the Integration of Conservation Practices in Dairy Forage Systems
item Midwest Ag Climate Tool Development
item Midwest Climate Hub Extension Liaison
item Minnesota Spatial Framework for tracking Agricultural Nutrient Budget
item Modeling Incidental and Legacy Phosphorus Losses in Western Lake Erie Basin
item MulcH2O: Biodegradable Composite Hydromulches for Sustainable Organic Horticulture
item Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production - Morris
item NRCS Climate Mitigation Outreach and Education
item NRCS WEPP Model Programming, Testing and Support
item Partnering with Land Leaders to Adopt Carbon Sequestering Land Management Practices
item Planting Green in the Frozen North
item Practices and Technologies for Sustainable Production in Midwestern Tile Drained Agroecosystems
item Predicting the Impact of H2Ohio Practices on Edge-of-Field Water Quality
item Quantifying Soil Resources and Carbon Stocks at the UW Marshfield Agricultural Research Station (MARS)
item Quantifying the Role of Legacy Phosphorus in Water Quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin Watershed
item Quantifying the Surface and Subsurface Water Quality Impacts of Utilizing Different Manure Fertilizers
item Quantifying the Water Quality Benefits of Integrated Conservation Practices
item Quantifying the Water Quality Benefits of Integrated/Stacked Conservation Practices
item Researching and Developing Cover Cropping in Midwestern Agricultural Systems
item Soil Health and Water Quality Nexus in Sustainable Agroecosystems
item Soil Health Assessment Across the Ohio Edge-of-Field Network
item Statistical Design and Methods
item Support and Enhancement of CEAP Databases
item Surface and Subsurface Edge of Field Assessment of Agricultural Management Practices
item Sustainable Intensification in Agricultural Watersheds through Optimized Management and Technology
item Testing Alfalfa Leaf Protein Concentrate in Aquafeeds to Enhance Finfish Production and Water Quality
item The USDA ARS Climate Hubs – Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices – Ames, Iowa
item Using Edge-of-Field Data and Modeling to Inform H2Ohio
item Water and Energy Balance Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR
item Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP)
item Water Quality Measurement and Modeling in the Eastern Corn Belt LTAR
item WEPP GIS for NRCS Field Scale Erosion Assessment
item WEPP Model Development, Testing and Support
item WEPP Model Development, Testing and Support
item WEPP Watershed Web-based GIS Interface
item WRP Restoration Monitoring