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Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
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
Butter
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Chinese tallow
Citrus, general/other
Climate
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
Crawfish
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cultured aquatic animals, general/other
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
Endangered species
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
Grasslands, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Guayule
Gums
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Ice cream
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Invertebrates, general/other
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Marketing, processing, and supply firms other than cooperatives
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
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
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
Sensory evaluation/analysis methods (human senses)
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
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
People and communities, general/other
item A Systematic Research Approach to Responsive Agriculture for the Advancement of Health
item A Systems Approach to Responsive Agriculture
item Accelerating IoT and Big Data Analytics to Drive Precision Agriculture Systems
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Plains Area Cropland Emissions (Mandan)
item Adaptation Strategies for Livestock Grazing in a Changing Climate
item Agreement on Collaborative Research between University of Vermont and USDA Agricultural Research Service
item Agricultural Data Security to Enable Precision, Data-Driven Management
item Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment for the Northeast
item Alternative Proteins Research (Climate)
item Approaches to Dietary and Physical Activity Guidelines Adherence
item Assessing Environmental, Economic, Health, and Social Effects of Northeastern Food Systems
item Characterizing the Production Efficiency and Environmental Performance of Beef on Dairy Systems in New England
item Collaborative Animal Research between University of Vermont and ARS
item Collaborative Food Production Systems Research
item Collaborative Food Production Systems Research for Alaska - A Cooperative Agreement
item Community Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
item Community-led Monitoring and Management of Climate Resilient Indigenous Wild Edible Plants in Alaska
item Connecting Social And Environmental Characteristics To Soil Health On New England Farms
item Continuing Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring, and Research
item Designing Cool-Season Grain Polycultures for High Yield and Quality, Stability and Weed Suppression
item Developing Precision Management Strategies to Enhance Productivity, Biodiversity, and Climate Resilience in Rangeland Social-ecological Systems
item Development of a rangeland Resilience and Threats (rRAT) tool for US producers
item Development of Rangeland Fractional Cover and Production Models
item Development of the Aeolian EROsion (AERO) Model and Landscape Data Commons
item Diet Quality and Physical Activity for Healthy Aging and Chronic Disease Mitigation
item Diet Quality and Physical Activity for Healthy Aging and Chronic Disease Mitigation
item Diet, Attitudes, and Behaviors (DAB) Study
item Diet, Attitudes, and Behaviors (DAB) Study - OSU
item Diet, Attitudes, and Behaviors (DAB) Study - Purdue
item Diet, Attitudes, and Behaviors (DAB) Study - U of M
item Diet, Attitudes, and Behaviors (DAB) Study - UND
item Economic and Environmental Analysis of Expanding New York and New England Beef Cattle Production
item EDIT Update
item Effect of Peanuts on Glycemic Control, Cardiometabolic Risk, and General Wellness Among Overweight and Obese Asian Indians
item Establishment of Animal and Field Crop Research at Nordic Farm
item Finding Solutions to Reduce the Impact of PFAS Contamination on Agricultural and Food Systems
item Finding Solutions to Reduce the Impact of Synthetic Organofluorine Compounds on Agriculture and Food Systems
item Human Obesity Prevention Research
item Impact of Diet on the Aging Brain and Sensory Systems to Improve Healthspan
item Impact of Diet on the Aging Brain and Sensory Systems to Improve Healthspan
item Improve Temporal and Spatial Coverage of National Conservation Activity Data
item Improving Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability of Animal-based Food Systems in the Northeast States in a Manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
item Improving Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability of Plant-based Food Systems in the Northeast States in a Manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
item Improving Food Systems in the New England States to Enhance Small Farm Sustainability, Value-Added Processing, and Public Nutrition and Health
item Improving Nutrient Intake Recommendations for Lactating Mothers and Their Infants
item Improving the Performance of Food Systems in the Northeastern United States
item Integrating Community Nutrition with Improved Pregnancy Outcomes
item Knowledge Systems and Tools to Increase the Resilience and Sustainability of Western Rangeland Agriculture
item Long-Term Peanut Butter Consumption and Brain Health in Humans
item Maintaining and Improving the Rangeland Analysis Platform
item Measuring Production on North American Rangelands
item Measuring Production on North American Rangelands
item Modeling Fresh Produce Supply Chain Systems in the Northeast US
item Modernization of the Child Nutrition Database (CNDB)
item Monitoring Tools and Research in Support of Adaptive Management
item Monitoring Tools and Research in Support of Adaptive Management
item Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory and Area IV Soil Conservation Districts Research Farm Agreement
item Outreach and Communication for the Rangeland Analysis Platform
item Peanut Consumption and Early Brain Development: A Neuroimaging Study
item Peanut Nutrition
item Precision Nutrition for Health and Optimal Aging
item Precision Nutrition for Health and Optimal Aging
item Rangeland Analysis Platform Support and Development
item Rural Diet Diversity in New England
item Sensors, Technology, and Data Security to Enable Precision, Data-Driven Management
item Standardized Monitoring Implementation and Research
item Transdisciplinary Research that Improves the Productivity and Sustainability of Northern Great Plains Agroecosystems and the Well-Being of the Communities They Serve
item USDA Global Branded Goods Product Database - Child Nutrition Services (CNS)