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Research Project: Transdisciplinary Research that Improves the Productivity and Sustainability of Northern Great Plains Agroecosystems and the Well-Being of the Communities They Serve

Location: Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory

Title: Data from 'Integrated Crops and Livestock in Central North Dakota, USA: Agroecosystem Management to Buffer Soil Change'

Author
item Liebig, Mark
item Tanaka, Donald
item Kronberg, Scott
item SCHOLLJEGERDES, ERIC - New Mexico State University
item Karn, James

Submitted to: Ag Data Commons
Publication Type: Database / Dataset
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/28/2025
Publication Date: 7/28/2025
Citation: Liebig, M.A., Tanaka, D.L., Kronberg, S.L., Scholljegerdes, E.J., Karn, J.F. 2025. Data from: Integrated Crops and Livestock in Central North Dakota, USA: Agroecosystem Management to Buffer Soil Change. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/29206358. Accessed, 7/28/2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/29206358

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Integrated crop-livestock systems have been identified as having positive agronomic and environmental outcomes, but information documenting their long-term impact on soil properties is lacking. An integrated crop-livestock study was conducted to evaluate the effects of residue management, frequency of hoof traffic, season, and production system (integrated annual cropping vs. perennial grass) on soil properties at the 0-7.5 cm depth from 2001 through 2008. The study was conducted at the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, Mandan, ND USA. Soil bulk density, electrical conductivity, soil pH, extractable N and P, potentially mineralizable N, soil organic carbon, and total nitrogen were measured 3, 6, and 9 years after treatment establishment. Electrical conductivity and pH were estimated from a 1:1 soil-water mixture. Soil nitrate-N and ammonium-N were determined from 1:10 soil-KCl (2 M) extracts using cadmium reduction followed by a modified Griess-Ilosvay method and indophenol blue reaction. Plant-available soil P was estimated by bicarbonate extraction. Potentially mineralizable N was estimated from the ammonium-N accumulated after a 7-d anaerobic incubation. Total soil carbon and nitrogen were determined by dry combustion. Values for soil properties were incorporated into a soil quality index to assess production system effects on soil condition using the Soil Management Assessment Framework. Data may be used to understand integrated crop-livestock system impacts on near-surface soil properties. Data are generally applicable to cropland under a semiarid continental climate for the following USDA soil types: Grassna, Linton, Mandan, Temvik, Williams, and Wilton.