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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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Soil and Air (NP #212)
	Improving the Production and Processing of Western and Long-Staple Cotton and Companion Crops to Enhance Quality, Value, and Sustainability (In-House Appropriated)
	Knowledge Systems and Tools to Increase the Resilience and Sustainablity of Western Rangeland Agriculture (In-House Appropriated)
	The USDA ARS Climate Hubs – Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices – Las Cruces, NM (In-House Appropriated)
	Continuing Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring, and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Data Partnership with PhenoCam Network to Process, Serve, and Archive LTAR Digital Camera Imagery and Derived Data Products (Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Rangeland Fractional Cover and Production Models (Cooperative Agreement)
	Enhancements to the Database for Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment (Cooperative Agreement)
	Expanding NRCS Climate Literacy and Leadership (Cooperative Agreement)
	Improvement and Maintenance of a Knowledge of a Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) (Cooperative Agreement)
	Land Health Assessment and Visualization Tools (Cooperative Agreement)
	Outreach and Communication for the Rangeland Analysis Platform (Cooperative Agreement)
	Rangeland Monitoring and Data Analyses Using the AIM Strategy (Cooperative Agreement)
	Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains (Cooperative Agreement)
	Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resource Programs in NM (Cooperative Agreement)
	Standardized Monitoring Implementation and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Wind Erosion Tools and the Landscape Data Commons (Cooperative Agreement)
	Producing Upland and Pima Seed Cotton for ARS Research Studies (Grant)
	Strategies for Sustaining Multi-functional Rangelands (Grant)
	The 4 Directions Projections (Grant)
	Climate Mitigation Outreach and Education (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Development of a Tool to Support Emergency Haying and Grazing Decisions on CRP lands (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Development of an All-lands Wind Erosion Model (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	EDIT Update (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Environmental Monitoring to Support Eco-Geomorphic Modeling and Atmospheric Prediction (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Expanding NRCS Climate Literacy and Leadership (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Improve Temporal and Spatial Coverage of National Conservation Activity Data (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Inventory of Forest Resources: Forest Management Resources in New Mexico and Arizona (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Land Management and Monitoring Apps Development (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Maintaining and Improving the Rangeland Analysis Platform (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Monitoring Tools and Research in Support of Adaptive Management (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Rangeland Analysis Platform Support and Development (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resources Programs in New Mexico (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Streamlining the Use of Monitoring Data in Multiple Resource Decision Making (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Using Quantitative Approaches to Developing Ecological Sites (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	LANDSCAPE MONITORING (Memorandum of Understanding)
	U.S. Department of State Temporary Detail for Jeffrey Herrick (Memorandum of Understanding)
	Collaboration on Tools to Manage Ecosystem Transitions for Agricultural Sustainability in the Americas (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaborative Animal Research between New Mexico State University (NMSU and ARS) (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaborative Research in Atmospheric Characterization, Modeling and Sensing (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	LTER: Long-Term Research at the Jornada Basin (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Advancing Climate Change Resilience in the Southwest United States (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Advancing Climate-Informed Agroforestry and Sustainable Community Forestry in the Southwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Assessment and Monitoring Tools for Adaptive Management of Large Ranch Landscapes (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate Change Adaptation Technical Assistance & Outreach in the Southwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate Extension in Arizona (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Evaluation of Current Air Quality Dispersion Models Used to Permit Low-level Agricultural Point Sources - Cotton Gins (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Experimental Evaluation of Drought and Grazing Duration on Grassland Productivity (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Identifying Drivers of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Semi-arid Agroecosystems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Integrated Cropland and Rangeland Drought Preparation for Enhanced Climate Resiliency in Utah (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Introgression Breeding to Develop Cotton Cultivars with Desirable Seed and Fiber Quality for Sustainable Agriculture (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Partnership for Improving Southwestern Specialty Crop Sustainability and Byproducts Utilization (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Science and Technologies for the Sustainable Management of Rangeland Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Science Curricula Through Education, Development and Outreach Programs (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Support Climate-smart Decision Making on Diné Lands, USDA Southwest Climate Hub (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Supporting Career Pathways for Indigenous Agriculture (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Urban Forestry as a Strategy in the Heat Management Portfolio for a Resilient Nevada (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA Southwest Climate Hub Advancing Climate Informed Decision Making in Hawaii and USAPI (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (NP #215)
	Knowledge Systems and Tools to Increase the Resilience and Sustainablity of Western Rangeland Agriculture (In-House Appropriated)
	The USDA ARS Climate Hubs – Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices – Las Cruces, NM (In-House Appropriated)
	Continuing Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring, and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Rangeland Fractional Cover and Production Models (Cooperative Agreement)
	Expanding NRCS Climate Literacy and Leadership (Cooperative Agreement)
	Outreach and Communication for the Rangeland Analysis Platform (Cooperative Agreement)
	Standardized Monitoring Implementation and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate Mitigation Outreach and Education (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Development of a Tool to Support Emergency Haying and Grazing Decisions on CRP lands (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	EDIT Update (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Expanding NRCS Climate Literacy and Leadership (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Improve Temporal and Spatial Coverage of National Conservation Activity Data (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Inventory of Forest Resources: Forest Management Resources in New Mexico and Arizona (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Maintaining and Improving the Rangeland Analysis Platform (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Monitoring Tools and Research in Support of Adaptive Management (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Advancing Climate Change Resilience in the Southwest United States (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Advancing Climate-Informed Agroforestry and Sustainable Community Forestry in the Southwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate Extension in Arizona (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Identifying Drivers of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Semi-arid Agroecosystems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Integrated Cropland and Rangeland Drought Preparation for Enhanced Climate Resiliency in Utah (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Support Climate-smart Decision Making on Diné Lands, USDA Southwest Climate Hub (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Supporting Career Pathways for Indigenous Agriculture (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Urban Forestry as a Strategy in the Heat Management Portfolio for a Resilient Nevada (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA Southwest Climate Hub Advancing Climate Informed Decision Making in Hawaii and USAPI (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (NP #216)
	Knowledge Systems and Tools to Increase the Resilience and Sustainablity of Western Rangeland Agriculture (In-House Appropriated)
	Sustainable Multi-functional Agricultural and Energy Systems for Arid Environments (In-House Appropriated)
	Sustainable Multi-functional Agricultural and Energy Systems for Arid Environments (In-House Appropriated)
	The USDA ARS Climate Hubs – Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices – Las Cruces, NM (In-House Appropriated)
	Continuing Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring, and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Data Partnership with PhenoCam Network to Process, Serve, and Archive LTAR Digital Camera Imagery and Derived Data Products (Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Rangeland Fractional Cover and Production Models (Cooperative Agreement)
	Enhancements to the Database for Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment (Cooperative Agreement)
	Expanding NRCS Climate Literacy and Leadership (Cooperative Agreement)
	Improvement and Maintenance of a Knowledge of a Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) (Cooperative Agreement)
	Land Health Assessment and Visualization Tools (Cooperative Agreement)
	Outreach and Communication for the Rangeland Analysis Platform (Cooperative Agreement)
	Rangeland Monitoring and Data Analyses Using the AIM Strategy (Cooperative Agreement)
	Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains (Cooperative Agreement)
	Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resource Programs in NM (Cooperative Agreement)
	Standardized Monitoring Implementation and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Wind Erosion Tools and the Landscape Data Commons (Cooperative Agreement)
	Strategies for Sustaining Multi-functional Rangelands (Grant)
	The 4 Directions Projections (Grant)
	Climate Mitigation Outreach and Education (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Development of a Tool to Support Emergency Haying and Grazing Decisions on CRP lands (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Development of an All-lands Wind Erosion Model (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	EDIT Update (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Environmental Monitoring to Support Eco-Geomorphic Modeling and Atmospheric Prediction (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Expanding NRCS Climate Literacy and Leadership (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Improve Temporal and Spatial Coverage of National Conservation Activity Data (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Inventory of Forest Resources: Forest Management Resources in New Mexico and Arizona (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Land Management and Monitoring Apps Development (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Maintaining and Improving the Rangeland Analysis Platform (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Monitoring Tools and Research in Support of Adaptive Management (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Rangeland Analysis Platform Support and Development (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resources Programs in New Mexico (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Streamlining the Use of Monitoring Data in Multiple Resource Decision Making (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Using Quantitative Approaches to Developing Ecological Sites (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	LANDSCAPE MONITORING (Memorandum of Understanding)
	U.S. Department of State Temporary Detail for Jeffrey Herrick (Memorandum of Understanding)
	Collaboration on Tools to Manage Ecosystem Transitions for Agricultural Sustainability in the Americas (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaborative Animal Research between New Mexico State University (NMSU and ARS) (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaborative Research in Atmospheric Characterization, Modeling and Sensing (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	LTER: Long-Term Research at the Jornada Basin (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Advancing Climate Change Resilience in the Southwest United States (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Advancing Climate-Informed Agroforestry and Sustainable Community Forestry in the Southwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Agrivoltaics in Agricultural Processing (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Assessment and Monitoring Tools for Adaptive Management of Large Ranch Landscapes (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate Change Adaptation Technical Assistance & Outreach in the Southwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate Extension in Arizona (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaboration on Agrivoltaics Research for Water-limited Agricultural Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Experimental Evaluation of Drought and Grazing Duration on Grassland Productivity (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Identifying Drivers of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Semi-arid Agroecosystems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Integrated Cropland and Rangeland Drought Preparation for Enhanced Climate Resiliency in Utah (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Science and Technologies for the Sustainable Management of Rangeland Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Support Climate-smart Decision Making on Diné Lands, USDA Southwest Climate Hub (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Supporting Career Pathways for Indigenous Agriculture (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Urban Forestry as a Strategy in the Heat Management Portfolio for a Resilient Nevada (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA Southwest Climate Hub Advancing Climate Informed Decision Making in Hawaii and USAPI (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
	Data Partnership with PhenoCam Network to Process, Serve, and Archive LTAR Digital Camera Imagery and Derived Data Products (Cooperative Agreement)
	Enhancements to the Database for Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment (Cooperative Agreement)
	Improvement and Maintenance of a Knowledge of a Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) (Cooperative Agreement)
	Land Health Assessment and Visualization Tools (Cooperative Agreement)
	Rangeland Monitoring and Data Analyses Using the AIM Strategy (Cooperative Agreement)
	Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains (Cooperative Agreement)
	Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resource Programs in NM (Cooperative Agreement)
	Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring and Research (Cooperative Agreement)
	Wind Erosion Tools and the Landscape Data Commons (Cooperative Agreement)
	Strategies for Sustaining Multi-functional Rangelands (Grant)
	The 4 Directions Projections (Grant)
	Development of an All-lands Wind Erosion Model (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Environmental Monitoring to Support Eco-Geomorphic Modeling and Atmospheric Prediction (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Land Management and Monitoring Apps Development (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Rangeland Analysis Platform Support and Development (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resources Programs in New Mexico (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Streamlining the Use of Monitoring Data in Multiple Resource Decision Making (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Using Quantitative Approaches to Developing Ecological Sites (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	LANDSCAPE MONITORING (Memorandum of Understanding)
	U.S. Department of State Temporary Detail for Jeffrey Herrick (Memorandum of Understanding)
	Collaboration on Tools to Manage Ecosystem Transitions for Agricultural Sustainability in the Americas (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaborative Animal Research between New Mexico State University (NMSU and ARS) (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaborative Research in Atmospheric Characterization, Modeling and Sensing (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	LTER: Long-Term Research at the Jornada Basin (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Assessment and Monitoring Tools for Adaptive Management of Large Ranch Landscapes (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Climate Change Adaptation Technical Assistance & Outreach in the Southwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Experimental Evaluation of Drought and Grazing Duration on Grassland Productivity (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Science and Technologies for the Sustainable Management of Rangeland Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
	Improving the Production and Processing of Western and Long-Staple Cotton and Companion Crops to Enhance Quality, Value, and Sustainability (In-House Appropriated)
	Producing Upland and Pima Seed Cotton for ARS Research Studies (Grant)
	Evaluation of Current Air Quality Dispersion Models Used to Permit Low-level Agricultural Point Sources - Cotton Gins (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Introgression Breeding to Develop Cotton Cultivars with Desirable Seed and Fiber Quality for Sustainable Agriculture (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Partnership for Improving Southwestern Specialty Crop Sustainability and Byproducts Utilization (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Science Curricula Through Education, Development and Outreach Programs (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)