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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

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Subjects of Investigation
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Apple
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Canola
Carrot
Climate
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Durum wheat
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fish habitats
Florist crops, other
Forage legumes, other
Fungi (includes yeast)
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other dairy cattle products
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peas (dry)
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry, general/other
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Rice
Rye
Sheep, live animal
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Sugar beet
Sugar crops, general/other
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viruses
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
Wood and wood products
Research Projects within Soil
item A Collaborative Environmental Microbiology Lab to Support Research Objectives of the USDA-ARS EIDMRU and USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
item Advancing Hmong Farmers in Soil Health Practices through Outreach and Education
item Assessing the Effects of Conservation Practices on Crop Yield, Water Quality, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. Corn Belt
item Biochar Bedding Amendment and Anaerobic Digestion Mitigate Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Ammonia in Poultry Production
item Breeding Alfalfa for Intercropping with Intermediate Wheatgrass: Towards Perennial Grain-Forage Systems
item Bringing Interseeding of Alfalfa into Corn to the Farm through On-Farm Research, Demonstration, and Outreach
item Catalyzing a Billion Dollar Cover Crop Seed Industry - Madison
item Climate Resilient Intensification Strategies for Forage Production with Small Grains and Millets
item Comprehensive Soil Health: Conservation & Remediation Practices for Urban Agriculture
item Developing Agronomically and Environmentally Beneficial Management Practices to Increase the Sustainability and Safety of Animal Manure Utilization
item Developing Aspirational Practices Through Improved Process Understanding to Protect Soil and Air Resources and Increase Agricultural Productivity in the Upper Midwest U.S.
item Developing Safe, Efficient and Environmentally Sound Management Practices for the Use of Animal Manure
item Developing Sustainable Forage and Cover Crop Systems for Dairy Farms
item Development of a Mobile Robot for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Fields
item Digital Agriculture Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment
item Diversifying Ecosystem Services in Dairy Forage Systems
item Enhancing On-Farm Demonstration and Outreach Efforts for Alfalfa and Dual Purpose Cover Cropping Systems
item Evaluating Genotype by Environment Interactions in Intermediate Wheatgrass for Forage and Grain Production in Dairy Forage Systems
item Evaluating, Educating, and Communicating the Value of Cover Crop in WI Crop Rotations, for Enhanced Productivity, Water, and Soil Quality Protection
item Evaluation the potential of the silvopastoral cattle production system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Peruvian tropics.
item Expanding Efforts in Cover Crop Cultivar Development: Focusing on Weed Suppression, Winter Survival, and Seed Production
item Expanding Regional Grainshed Asset Mapping and Resource Development
item Expansion and Refinement of Soil Health Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) and Revised Technical Note 450-03
item Field Scale Assessment of Factors Controlling Corn and Soybean Production Efficiency
item Financial Health Workshop Series for BIPOC Farmers and Landowners
item Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems
item Horizon II: A Climate-Smart Future for Corn, Soybean, Livestock, and Renewable Natural Gas Production
item Improved Management of Nutrients, Water, Agrochemicals, and Energy to Enhance Agriculture System Sustainability
item Improved Process-based Models for Predicting Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Fertilized Soils
item Innovative Cropping System Solutions for Sustainable Production on Spatially Variable Landscapes
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Western Kentucky University
item Integrating Biological Nitrogen Management Systems into Missouri Fertilizer Recommendations
item Integrating Science and Stewardship to Advance Sustainable Management Practices for the Upper Midwest
item Kentucky Alfalfa Nutrient Survey: Understanding the Role of Soil Fertility
item Machinery Traffic Impacts on the Alfalfa-Corn Intercropping System
item Managing Alfalfa for Climate Smart Agriculture (DFRU)
item Managing Nutrients and Assessing Pathogen Emission Risks for Sustainable Dairy Production Systems
item Mapping Subsoil Fragipan Breakdown by Ryegrass Cover Cropping
item Measuring and Monitoring Environmental Variables that Impact Agroecosystem Resilience
item Measuring Field-scale Changes in Soil Ecosystem Services and Crop Production with the Integration of Conservation Practices in Dairy Forage Systems
item Modeling and Synthesis for the Pasture Ecological Vulnerability Index
item Modeling Incidental and Legacy Phosphorus Losses in Western Lake Erie Basin
item MulcH2O: Biodegradable Composite Hydromulches for Sustainable Organic Horticulture
item Native American Soil Health Collaborative: Strengthening Soil Health Efforts among Indigenous Communities
item Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production
item Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production - Morris
item Optimizing Carbon Management for Enhancing Soil and Crop Performances
item Oregon Alfalfa Nutrient Survey
item Outreach and Promotion of Regenerative Grazing Practices to Support Soil Health and Economic Resilience
item Partnering with Land Leaders to Adopt Carbon Sequestering Land Management Practices
item Planting Green in the Frozen North
item Precision Interseeding of Cover Crops Using Autonomous Robotic Technology
item Quantifying Soil Resources and Carbon Stocks at the UW Marshfield Agricultural Research Station (MARS)
item Regional Soil Health Testing for SHAPE Tool
item Researching and Developing Cover Cropping in Midwestern Agricultural Systems
item Resilience of Integrated Weed Management Systems to Climate Variability in Midwest Crop Production Systems
item Sampling for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Groundwater Near Commercial Swine Farms
item Sensitivity and Reproducibility of Dynamic Soil Properties
item Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating the Social, Economic, Policy, and Biophysical Drivers and Barriers to Greater Use of Soil Health Practices
item Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating the Social, Economic, Policy, and Biophysical Drivers and Barriers to Greater Use of Soil Health Practices
item Statistical Design and Methods
item Strategic Integration of Perennials in Annual Crop Production Systems
item Supporting Soil Health Practices through Study of Labor Management on Midwest Diversified Farms
item Tall Tower Monitoring - Midwest Area, St. Paul
item Wisconsin Alfalfa Nutrient Survey
item WRP Restoration Monitoring