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Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Apricot
Aquatic plants
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Baitfish (minnows and shiners)
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Biological Cell Systems
Blueberry
Broadleaf forests of the South
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Clothing and textiles, general
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Conifer forests of the North
Conifer forests of the South
Conifer forests of the West
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cut flowers, foliage, and greens
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Date
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Duck and goose, live animal
Durum wheat
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggplant
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Filbert
Finfish
Fish habitats
Flax
Florist crops, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Forage legumes, other
Freshwater shrimp
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Guayule
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Kenaf
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Lesquerella
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Mint
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Mixed conifer-broadleaf forests
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Nonfarm structures and related facilities, including those used in
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other dairy cattle products
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Paper and pulp derived products
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
Peas (fresh, fresh-processed)
Pecan
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Pineapple
Pinyon-juniper
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Research on research management (not research management per se)
Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Rice
River basins
Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other
Rye
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep and wool, general/other
Sheep, live animal
Shellfish
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Solar radiation
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Striped bass
Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum)
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Taro
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tilapia
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
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
Wildlife habitats
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wood and wood products
Wool fiber
Atmosphere, general/other
item Accurate Estimation of Crop Transpiration in Orchards and Vineyards using UAV and Satellite Technologies
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Initial Equipment Needs – Kimberly
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Plains Area Cropland Emissions – Lincoln, Nebraska Location
item Action Area No.2(AA2)- Greenhouse Gas Research Network-Animal Housing Emissions NWISRL
item Advances in Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration for Agronomic Mgmt and Irrigation Scheduling for Mitigating the Impacts of Droughts and Heat Waves
item Assessing Legacy P Fate on the Delmarva
item Assessing the Effects of Conservation Practices on Crop Yield, Water Quality, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. Corn Belt
item Assessment of NRCS Wetland Easement Program Effects
item Calibration and Validation of In Situ Soil Moisture Sensors at Marena Oklahoma
item CEAP Wetlands Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Regional Study
item CEAP Wetlands Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Regional Study
item CEAP Wetlands Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Regional Study
item CEAP/Harmful Algal Blooms Buffer Evaluation and Legacy Nutrients
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 (Beltsville)
item Developing Practices for Nutrient and Byproducts to Mitigate Climate Change, Improve Nutrient Utilization, and Reduce Effects on Environment (BRIDGE PROJECT)
item Developing Resilient Irrigated Cropping Systems in Concentrated Dairy Production Areas of the Semi-arid West
item Development of Improved Soil Sampling Design Using Geophysical Layers
item ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS)
item Enhancing the SWAT Model for Evapotranspiration Simulation
item Enhancing Winegrape Quality in Arid Regions by Water Stress Monitoring using Ground, Aerial, and Satellite Information
item Environmental Risks and Benefits of Grass Buffer Strips Grown for Nutrient Conservation and Poultry Bedding Production on the Delmarva Peninsula
item Evaluating Potential Miscanthus x Giganteas Spread on the Delmarva Peninsula
item Evaluating Variability in Emissions at Swine and Dairy Operations
item Examining Cold-Season Processes Over Agricultural Lands Using Radar Data
item EXCHANGE: Expanding the Conversion of Habitat in the Northern Great Plains Ecosystem
item Field Scale Assessment of Factors Controlling Corn and Soybean Production Efficiency
item From Field to Watershed: Enhancing Water Quality and Management in Agroecosystems through Remote Sensing, Ground Measurements, and Integrative Modeling
item Functional Assessments for Wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region
item FY 2020 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Choptank River Watershed Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies on croplands
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project Choptank River Watershed Beltsville Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies on Croplands - Beltsville
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies on Croplands - Choptank River Watershed (Beltsville)
item Ground-based Evapotranspiration Observations in Support of Remote Sensing-based ET toolkit for Improved Irrigation Management in Vineyards
item Hydrological Modeling in Support of Lower Mississippi River Basin Long-Term Agroecosystem (LTAR) Research Studies
item Impact of Agricultural Intensification on Microbial Processes Underpinning Soil Health in the Western Corn Belt
item Improved Management of Nutrients, Water, Agrochemicals, and Energy to Enhance Agriculture System Sustainability
item Improved Models of Cover Crop Processes and Sustainable Crop Production
item Improving, Evaluating and Extending High Resolution Cropland Carbon Monitoring System (CCMS)
item Integrated Agricultural Systems for a Resilient Circular Bioeconomy in the Central Plains
item Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems for the Western Corn Belt
item Integrated Research to Enhance Forage and Food Production from Southern Great Plains Agroecosystems
item Investigating the Impacts of Climate and Management Practices on Agroecosystems Using Remote Sensing and In-situ Observations
item Livestock, Forage, and Pasture Management Research Unit, El Reno, Oklahoma, contribution to Enteric Methane Monitoring - Midwest Area
item Long Term Monitoring for Crop and Integrated Agricultural Systems Resilience
item Long Term Rotation Experiment at ENREC
item Measurement of Methane Emissions Across a Wetlands Alteration Gradient
item Measuring and Modeling Pollutants in Agricultural Systems and Landscapes
item Measuring, Modeling, and Mitigating Pollutants in Agroecosystems and Surrounding Landscapes
item Metrics, Management, and Monitoring: An Investigation of Rangeland and Pasture Soil Health and its Drivers
item Modeling Watershed Processes for Assessing Ecosystem Services Provided by Restored Wetlands
item Monitoring Climatic Changes in Northwest Oklahoma
item Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production
item Optimizing Cover Crop Decisions for Enhanced Productivity, Resilience and Environmental Sustainability
item Remote Detection and Functional Assessments for Wetlands
item Remote Detection and Functional Assessments for Wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region
item Root-Zone Soil Moisture Using P-band Observations
item Strategies for Controlling Miscanthus x Giganteas and Evaluating Potential Spread on the Delmarva Peninsula
item Strategies to Improve Anaerobic Digestion for Small to Medium-Sized Livestock Operations in the U.S.
item The Mid-Atlantic Wetland Conservation Effects Assessment Project
item Using MESA as a Tool to Elucidate Wetland N Fluxes in Agricultural Landscapes
item Using SMAP Soil Moisture Products to Improve Streamflow Forecasting in Ungauged Basins
item Watershed Legacy N – Source Determination and Influencing Factor Assessment