National Program Leader For:

• Assessing and Enabling Agroecosystem Sustainability of Southeastern U.S. Suptropical Humid Grassland and Shrub Landscapes
  
  Accession Number: 433075
  
  
• Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network: Kellogg Biological Station LTAR Site
  
  Accession Number: 438125
  
  
• Improving Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Landscapes of the Northwestern United States
  
  Accession Number: 441338
  
  
• Linkages Between Crop Production Management and Sustainability in the Central Mississippi River Basin
  
  Accession Number: 441477
  
  
• Innovative Technologies and Practices to Enhance Water Quantity and Quality Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the Southeastern Coastal Plain
  
  Accession Number: 441487
  
  
• Development of Enhanced Tools and Management Strategies to Support Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Water Quality
  
  Accession Number: 441494
  
  
• From Field to Watershed: Enhancing Water Quality and Management in Agroecosystems through Remote Sensing, Ground Measurements, and Integrative Modeling
  
  Accession Number: 441524
  
  
• Enhancing Long-Term Agroecosystem Sustainability of Water and Soil Resources Through Science and Technology
  
  Accession Number: 441531
  
  
• Dryland and Irrigated Crop Management Under Limited Water Availability and Drought
  
  Accession Number: 441575
  
  
• Improving Water Management for Arid Irrigated Agroecosystems
  
  Accession Number: 441595
  
  
• Adapting Agricultural Production Systems and Soil and Water Conservation Practices to Climate Change and Variability in Southern Great Plains
  
  Accession Number: 441601
  
  
• Shifting the Balance of Water Resources and Interacting Agroecosystem Services Toward Sustainable Outcomes in Watersheds of the Southern Coastal Plain
  
  Accession Number: 441611
  
  
• Increased Water Security through Safe Reuse of Reclaimed Water
  
  Accession Number: 441621
  
  
• Science and Technologies for Improving Soil and Water Resources in Agricultural Watersheds
  
  Accession Number: 441647
  
  
• Computational Tools and Decision Support System Technologies for Agricultural Watershed Physical Processes, Water Quality and Ground Water Management
  
  Accession Number: 441648
  
  
• Acoustic and Geophysical Methods for Multi-Scale Measurements of Soil and Water Resources
  
  Accession Number: 441649
  
  
• Improving Soil and Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Cropping Systems
  
  Accession Number: 441662
  
  
• Improved Agroecosystem Efficiency and Sustainability in a Changing Environment
  
  Accession Number: 441747
  
  
• Assessment of Sediment and Chemical Transport Processes for Developing and Improving Agricultural Conservation Practices
  
  Accession Number: 441760
  
  
• Practices and Technologies for Sustainable Production in Midwestern Tile Drained Agroecosystems
  
  Accession Number: 441770
  
  
• Managing Water Resources to Foster the Sustainable Intensification of Agroecosystems in the Northeastern U.S.
  
  Accession Number: 441883
  
  
• Sustainable Intensification in Agricultural Watersheds through Optimized Management and Technology
  
  Accession Number: 441902
  
  
• Improving Crop Performance and Precision Irrigation Management in Semi-Arid Regions through Data-Driven Research, AI, and Integrated Models
  
  Accession Number: 441925
  
  
• Understanding Ecological, Hydrological, and Erosion Processes in the Semiarid Southwest to Improve Watershed Management
  
  Accession Number: 442115
  
  
• Developing and Evaluating Strategies to Protect and Conserve Water and Environmental Resources While Maintaining Productivity in Agronomic Systems
  
  Accession Number: 442139
  
  
• Impacts of Variable Land Management and Climate on Water and Soil Resources
  
  Accession Number: 444009
  
  

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Cropland water erosion estimates simulated by RUSLE2 and WEPP: Results from two initial studies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wells, R.R., Flanagan, D.C., Langendoen, E.J., Mcgehee, R.P., Bingner, R.L., Frankenberger, J.R., Locke, M.A., Momm, H.G., Renschler, C.S., Srivastava, A., Vieira, D.A., Tsegaye, T.D. 2024. Cropland water erosion estimates simulated by RUSLE2 and WEPP: Results from two initial studies. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 79(5):215-232. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2024.00072.

Simulated impacts of winter rye cover crop on continuous maize yield and soil parameters - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Birru, G.A., Shiferaw, A., Tadesse, T., Schmer, M.R., Jin, V.L., Wardlow, B., Koehler-Cole, K., Awad, T., Beebout, S.E., Tsegaye, T.D., Kharel, T.P. 2023. Simulated impacts of winter rye cover crop on continuous maize yield and soil parameters. Agronomy Journal. 115(3):1114-1130. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21291.

A vision for integrated, collaborative solutions to critical water and food challenges - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Elias, E.H., Tsegaye, T.D., Hapeman, C.J., Mankin, K.R., Kleinman, P.J., Cosh, M.H., Peck, D.E., Coffin, A.W., Archer, D.W., Alfieri, J.G., Anderson, M.C., Baffaut, C., Baker, J.M., Bingner, R.L., Bjorneberg, D.L., Bryant, R.B., Gao, F.N., Gao, S., Heilman, P., Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Leytem, A.B., Locke, M.A., McCarty, G.W., McElrone, A.J., Moglen, G.E., Moriasi, D.N., OShaughnessy, S.A., Reba, M.L., Rice, P.J., Silber-Coats, N., Wang, D., White, M.J., Dombrowski, J.E. 2023. A vision for integrated, collaborative solutions to critical water and food challenges. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 78(3):63A-68A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.1220A.

Evaluating water quality benefits of manureshed management in the Susquehanna River Basin - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Saha, A., Saha, G., Cibin, R., Spiegal, S.A., Kleinman, P.J., Veith, T.L., White, C., Drohan, P., Tsegaye, T.D. 2023. Evaluating water quality benefits of manureshed management in the Susquehanna River Basin. Journal of Environmental Quality. 52(2):328-340. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20429.

Envisioning the manureshed: Towards comprehensive integration of modern crop and animal production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kleinman, P.J., Spiegal, S.A., Silviera, M., Baker, J.M., Dell, C.J., Bittman, S., Cibin, R., Vadas, P.A., Buser, M.D., Tsegaye, T.D. 2022. Envisioning the manureshed: Towards comprehensive integration of modern crop and animal production. Journal of Environmental Quality. 51(4):481-493. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20382.

Landscape variability of riparian buffers and its impact on soil and water chemistry of an urbanized watershed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jaja, N., Codling, E.E., Mbila, M., Tsegaye, T.D., Odutola, J. 2022. Landscape variability of riparian buffers and its impact on soil and water chemistry of an urbanized watershed. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108777.

Long term agroecosystem research experimental watershed network - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Goodrich, D.C., Bosch, D.D., Bryant, R.B., Cosh, M.H., Endale, D.M., Veith, T.L., Kleinman, P.J., Langendoen, E.J., McCarty, G.W., Pierson Jr., F.B., Schomberg, H.H., Smith, D.R., Starks, P.J., Strickland, T.C., Tsegaye, T.D., Awada, T., Swain, H., Derner, J.D., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Schmer, M.R., Baker, J.M., Carlson, B.R., Huggins, D.R., Archer, D.W., Armendariz, G.A. 2022. Long term agroecosystem research experimental watershed network. Hydrological Processes. 36(3). Article e14534. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14534. [Corrigendum: Hydrological Processes: 2022, 36(6), Article e14609. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14609.]

The Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Watershed Assessment Studies Network - (Government Publication)

Baffaut, C., Moriasi, D.N., Duriancik, L., Tsegaye, T.D., Bjorneberg, D.L., Bosch, D.D., Faulkner, J., Harter, T., Huang, C., Johnson, L., King, K.W., Kisekka, I., Kleinman, P.J., Lizotte Jr, R.E., Locke, M.A., Mccarty, G.W., Moorman, T.B., Reba, M.L., Smith, D.R., Wang, D., Williams, M.R., Wilson, G.V. 2021. The Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Watershed Assessment Studies Network [brochure]. Government Publication/Report. https://doi.org/10.32747/2021.8078214.nrcs

Long-term network research for the next agricultural revolution - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Boughton, E., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Kleinman, P.J., Moglen, G.E., Spiegal, S.A., Tsegaye, T.D. 2021. Long-term network research for the next agricultural revolution. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 19(8):432-434. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2403.

A strategic plan for future USDA- Agricultural Research Service erosion research and model development - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Weltz, M.A., Huang, C., Newingham, B.A., Tatarko, J., Nouwakpo, S.K., Tsegaye, T.D. 2020. A strategic plan for future USDA- Agricultural Research Service erosion research and model development. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75(6):137A-143A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2020.0805A.

Water Availability for Agriculture in the United States - (Book / Chapter)

Tsegaye, T.D., Moriasi, D.N., Bryant, R.B., Bosch, D.D., Locke, M.A., Heilman, P., Goodrich, D.C., King, K.W., Pierson Jr, F.B., Buda, A.R., Kleinman, P.J. 2020. Water availability for agriculture in the United States. In: Delgado, J., Gantzer, C., Sasssenrath, G., editors. Soil and Water Conservation: A Celebration of 75 Years. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Society. p. 95-114.

Quantifying the impacts of the conservation effects assessment project watershed assessments: The first fifteen years - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Moriasi, D.N., Duriancik, L.F., Sadler, E.J., Tsegaye, T.D., Steiner, J.L., Locke, M.A., Strickland, T.C., Osmond, D.L. 2020. Quantifying the impacts of the conservation effects assessment project watershed assessments: The first fifteen years. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75(3):57-74. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.57A.

The Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network: Towards sustainable food, environmental integrity, and resilience in working lands - (Abstract Only)

Boughton, E.H., Baffaut, C., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Browning, D.M., Derner, J.D., Haddad, N., Kaplan, N.E., Porensky, L.M., Saha, A., Scalter, V., Sonnier, G., Swain, H., Tsegaye, T.D. 2020. The Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network: Towards sustainable food, environmental integrity, and resilience in working lands [abstract]. 2020 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 3-6, 2020, virtual. Available: https://eco.confex.com/eco/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/81842

Overview of the impacts of CEAP for the first 15 years - (Abstract Only)

Moriasi, D.N., Duriancik, L.F., Sadler, E.J., Tsegaye, T.D., Steiner, J.L., Locke, M.A., Strickland, T.C., Osmond, D.L. 2020. Overview of the impacts of CEAP for the first 15 years. First Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. p. 83. Available: https://www.icrwatersheds.org/seventh-interagency-conference-on-research-in-the-watersheds/agenda-program/

Riparian forest buffers of the Susquehanna-Chesapeake Watershed: observations, assessments, and recommendations - (Government Publication)

Kleinman, P.J., Brooks, R.P., Fernandez, C., Nassry, M., Veith, T.L., Mccarty, G.W., Wallace, C., Hagan, E., Saporito, L.S., Hyberg, S., Iovanna, R., Claggett, S., Duriancik, L., Tsegaye, T.D. 2019. Riparian forest buffers of the Susquehanna-Chesapeake Watershed: observations, assessments, and recommendations. Government Publication/Report. Pg. 1.

Managing agricultural nonpoint sources of contaminants under a changing climate: USDA Agricultural Research Service perspectives - (Abstract Only)

Bryant, R.B., Buda, A.R., Baker, J.M., Bosch, D.D., Garbrecht, J.D., Smith, D.R., Kleinman, P.J., Tsegaye, T.D. 2019. Managing agricultural nonpoint sources of contaminants under a changing climate: USDA Agricultural Research Service perspectives[abstract]. American Chemical Society Abstracts. Pg. 1.

STEWARDS, a decade of increasing the impact of ARS watershed research programs - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sadler, E.J., Steiner, J.L., Hatfield, J.L., James, D.E., Vandenberg, B.C., Tsegaye, T.D. 2020. STEWARDS, a decade of increasing the impact of ARS watershed research programs. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Society. 75(3):50A-56A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.50A

Advancing the sustainability of US agriculture through long-term research - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kleinman, P.J., Spiegal, S.A., Rigby Jr., J.R., Goslee, S.C., Baker, J.M., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Boughton, R., Bryant, R.B., Cavigelli, M.A., Derner, J.D., Duncan, E.W., Goodrich, D.C., Huggins, D.R., King, K.W., Liebig, M.A., Locke, M.A., Mirsky, S.B., Moglen, G.E., Moorman, T.B., Pierson Jr., F.B., Robertson, G., Sadler, E.J., Shortle, J., Steiner, J.L., Strickland, T.C., Swain, H., Williams, M.R., Walthall, C.L., Tsegaye, T.D. 2018. Advancing the sustainability of US agriculture through long-term research. Journal of Environmental Quality. 47(6):1412-1425. https://doi.org/doi:10.2134/jeq2018.05.0171.

USDA Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network and earth observation research - (Abstract Only)

Tsegaye, T.D., Coffin, A.W. 2018. USDA Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network and earth observation research. Workshop: Emerging Technologies and Methods in Earth Observation for Agricultural Monitoring. Abstract.