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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
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
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 Achieving Low N2O and CH4 Missions in Non-Flooded Rice Through Effective N Management Tools
item Advancing Knowledge and Prediction of Phosphorus Dynamics in Tile Drained Landscapes
item Agricultural Water, Land Retirement, and Habitat on the Pacific Flyway: A Non-market Value Assessment
item Agroecosystem Sustainability in Upper Mississippi River Basin: Crop, Soil, and Water Resources
item Almond-alfalfa Intercropping in Young Orchards for Profitability and Sustainability
item Application of a Watershed Model to Assess Groundwater Sustainability Under Changing Climatic and Management Scenarios
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 Multiple Benefits of Silcate Rock Dust Applications in Paddy Rice Under AWD Irrigation
item Assessing the Fate of Metal Oxide Associated Contaminants During Managed Aquifer Recharge
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 Assessing Water Quality Trends in the TFCC Irrigation Project
item Baseline Methane Data and Mitigation Measures: Field and Modeling Approaches
item Collect Timely Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from On-farm Storage Irrigation Reservoirs in the Lower Mississippi River Basin in Arkansas
item Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), AMU
item Conservation Practices for Attaining Integrated Environment-Smart Cropping in Irrigated Row Crops
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 Subsurface Hydraulic Properties and Water Content Using Geophysical Methods and Limited Soil/Sediment Datasets
item Develop an Evapotranspiration-based Decision Support System for Climate-Resilient Sustainable Water Management Strategies for Mississippi Farms
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 Development of Best Management Practices and Technologies to Optimize Water Use in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Development of Best Management Practices, Tools, and Technologies to Optimize Water Use Efficiency and Improve Water Distribution in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Economic Analysis Support for Water Use Data Related to the Arkansas Groundwater Initiative
item Economic Optimization of Irrigation and Fertilizer Nitrogen Management Strategies for Semi-arid Croplands
item Enhancing Specialty Crop Irrigation: Advancing Evapotranspiration Forecasting with Satellites and Machine Learning
item Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Drill Seeded Rice with Soil Amendments using DNDC Model
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 Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 4)
item Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 4)
item Evaluating Models of Radiation Transfer and Carbon-Water Exchange in Vineyard and Orchard Canopies
item Examining Perennial Crop Physiology, Evapotranspiration, and Carbon Dynamics Using Surface-based Measurements and Proximal Remote Sensing Techniques
item Examining Sustainable Production Systems to Improve Water Resources in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Farm-level Conservation Strategies to Reduce Carbon Footprint and Improve Productivity in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
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), Agricultural Research Service Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands)
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - NLAE
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) ARS Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - Jonesboro, AZ (Reba)
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) - (Jonesboro)
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), SDU
item Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters: Will Soil Health Improvements Mitigate Nutrient Loading to the Great Lakes?
item Helping to Conserve and Wisely use the Land, Water, Wildlife, and Related Natural Resources in the State of Arkansas
item Identifying Practices to Reduce Nutrient Transport from Crop Production Agriculture of the Eastern Corn Belt
item Improved Agroecosystem Efficiency and Sustainability in a Changing Environment
item Improving Irrigation Efficiencies and Sustainability in Woody Perennial Crops Specific to California
item Improving Irrigation Management in Specialty Crop Systems
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from tall tower installation in rice-Jonesboro-DWMRU
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-DWMRU
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-Univ. of California/Davis
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-University of Arkansas
item Improving Soil and Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Cropping Systems
item Improving Understanding of Soil Processes for Making More Informed Agricultural Management Decisions that Increase Agricultural Sustainability in the Central U.S.
item Improving Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Landscapes of the Northwestern United States
item Improving Water Use Efficiency and Grain Yield of Furrow-Irrigated Rice
item Integrated Optimization Framework of California Water and Land Use
item Life After the Flood: Disrupting Rice Farming by Integrating Automated, LoT-Irrigation Technologies into a Low-Water-Use Production System
item Linking Climate Change Impacts on Forest Health, Fire Risk, and Vegetation and Snow Dynamics in California
item Linking Ground Based and Remotely Sensed Stress Physiology of California Woody Perennial Crops
item Linking Measured Root Zone Dynamics to Atmospheric and Subsurface Fluxes
item LTAR Eddy Covariance and Flux Gases Research Support
item Machine Learning for Unearthing Environmental Drivers of Soil Moisture Dynamics and Scaling to Hillslope and Remote Sensing Observations
item Managed Aquifer Recharge to Sustain Irrigated Agriculture
item Mapping Irrigation Methods using Artificial Intelligence
item Minnesota Spatial Framework for tracking Agricultural Nutrient Budget
item Mitigation of Foodborne Pathogens in Water and Fresh Produce via Application of Biochar
item Nonequilibrium Processes Influencing Contaminant Fate During Managed Aquifer Recharge
item Optimizing the Management of Irrigated Cropping Systems in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Performance Evaluation of Saturated Buffers in South Fork Watershed
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 Preserving Water Quantity and Quality for Agriculture in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Pretreatment Technologies for Managed Aquifer Recharge to Mitigate Clogging and to Remove Contaminants
item Quantifying Agronomic and Sustainability Benefits of Silicate Rock Dust Applications to Drill-Seeded Rice
item Quantifying Land-Atmosphere Fluxes of Carbon, Water, and Energy in Woody Perennial Cropping Systems
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 Rethinking California’s Managed Aquifer Recharge Beyond Flat Terrains: A Multi-Method Assessment of Hillslope Processes
item Scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in Arkansas and Beyond
item Soil Health and Water Quality Nexus in Sustainable Agroecosystems
item Soil Health Assessment Across the Ohio Edge-of-Field Network
item Support and Enhancement of CEAP Databases
item Support for the Scaling of Climate Smart Agriculture for Arkansas and Beyond
item Surface and Subsurface Edge of Field Assessment of Agricultural Management Practices
item Sustainable Intensification in Agricultural Watersheds through Optimized Management and Technology
item Synergistic Managed Aquifer Strategies to Sustain Irrigated Agriculture
item Synergistic Managed Aquifer Strategies to Sustain Irrigated Agriculture (CA)
item Synergistic Managed Aquifer Strategies to Sustain Irrigated Agriculture (NACA)
item Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Irrigated Row Crop Systems
item Using Edge-of-Field Data and Modeling to Inform H2Ohio
item Using Edge-of-field Data to Inform Water and Soil Quality Practices in Ohio (FY24 CEAP)
item Water Management Strategies to Reduce C Footprint and Preserve High Productivity in Irrigated Rice Systems
item Water Use, Yield and Global Warming Potential of Furrow-Irrigated Rice