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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Water Availability and Watershed Management (NP #211)
Developing and Evaluating Strategies to Protect and Conserve Water and Environmental Resources While Maintaining Productivity in Agronomic Systems
(In-House Appropriated)
A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses
(Cooperative Agreement)
Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes -UoM
(Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)
(Cooperative Agreement)
A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 - SWMU
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Further Development of ACPF – New Tools and New Partnerships Between NRCS and ARS Water Quality Researchers
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Minnesota Spatial Framework for tracking Agricultural Nutrient Budget
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating the Ecosystem Services of Turf
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil and Air (NP #212)
Developing Aspirational Practices Through Improved Process Understanding to Protect Soil and Air Resources and Increase Agricultural Productivity in the Upper Midwest U.S.
(In-House Appropriated)
A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses
(Cooperative Agreement)
Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes -UoM
(Cooperative Agreement)
Testing Alfalfa Leaf Protein Concentrate in Aquafeeds to Enhance Finfish Production and Water Quality
(Cooperative Agreement)
A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 - SWMU
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Further Development of ACPF – New Tools and New Partnerships Between NRCS and ARS Water Quality Researchers
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Development of a Mobile Robot for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Fields
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating the Ecosystem Services of Turf
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improved Process-based Models for Predicting Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Fertilized Soils
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Increasing Alfalfa Productivity and Inclusion in Dairy Diets to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Yield
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (NP #215)
Expanding Resiliency and Utility of Alfalfa in Agroecosystems
(In-House Appropriated)
Testing Alfalfa Leaf Protein Concentrate in Aquafeeds to Enhance Finfish Production and Water Quality
(Cooperative Agreement)
Advancing the Use of Alfalfa Leaf Protein Concentrate in Aquafeeds To Enhance Finfish Production
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Minnesota
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Drought Shapes the Dryland Root Metabolome and Microbiome to Protect Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Managing Alfalfa for Climate Smart Agriculture
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Screening Alfalfa Cultivars for Value-Added Biochemical Characteristics
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Analysis of Data From the Hard Red Spring Wheat Varieties Grown in Cooperative Plot and Nursery Experiments for Yield and Other Agronomic Traits
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Annotation and Analysis of the Alfalfa Genome
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Applying Multi-Model UAV Imaging System for Winter Survival and Biomass Breeding in Alfalfa
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Assemble the Alfalfa RegenSY27x Reference Genome
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Digestibility of Alfalfa Stem Segments
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Energy and Economic Value of Alfalfa, Harvested as Haylage, in Growing Cattle Diets
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing Winter Survival and Forage Yield in Alfalfa
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating Best Management Practices for Manure Application into Alfalfa to Optimize Yield and Environmental Outcomes
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of Methane Reduction Potential and Forage Quality on Conventional and Low-lignin Variants of Alfalfa and Corn Silage
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Increasing Alfalfa Productivity and Inclusion in Dairy Diets to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Yield
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Gene Discovery and Trait Improvement in Soybean, Alfalfa, and Other Legumes by Gene Editing
(In-House Appropriated)
Novel Strategies for Durable Disease Resistance in Wheat and Oat
(In-House Appropriated)
Testing Alfalfa Leaf Protein Concentrate in Aquafeeds to Enhance Finfish Production and Water Quality
(Cooperative Agreement)
Identification and Management of Diseases in Wild Rice Infecting Wheat and Oat
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Increasing Alfalfa Productivity and Inclusion in Dairy Diets to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Yield
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Research on Stem Rust of Oat and Bacterial Leaf Streak of Wheat
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Plant-Fungal Interactions and Host Resistance in Fusarium Head Blight of Barley and Wheat
(In-House Appropriated)
Surveillance, Pathogen Biology, and Host Resistance of Cereal Rusts
(In-House Appropriated)
Barberry Testing (FY24)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Fusarium Species
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Barley Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Genomics
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Corn Mycotoxin Mitigation Initiative
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Detailed Molecular Characterization of Oat Crown Rust Resistance
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Crown Rust Resistance Oat Germplasm
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Stem Rust Resistant Barley Germplasm
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Genomic Tool for Cereal Crop Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhance Wheat Germplasm through Characterizing, Introgressing, and Engineering Stem Rust Resistance
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing Germplasm and Characterizing Genetic Resources for Stem Rust Resistance in Wheat
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genetic Transformation of Cereal Crops
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genomic of Host and Host-Pathogen Interaction in Cereal Rust Fungi
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics of Puccinia graminis and Associated Rust Fungi
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Molecular Characterization of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Monitoring and Characterizing Cereal Rust Pathogens and Their Host Resistance
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Monitoring Cereal Rust Development on Alternate Hosts
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Monitoring Incursion of Wheat Stem Rust of Foreign Origin
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Multi-Level Remote Sensing for High-Throughput Phenotyping of Stem Rust Disease
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Surveillance and Analysis of Stem Rust on Hybrid and Parental Barberries
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Ug99 Surveillance Through California Sentinel Plots
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Ug99 Surveillance Through Sentinel Plots
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)