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item Accounting for Stem Water Capacitance in Earth Systems and Hydrologic Models
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Initial Equipment Needs
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Initial Equipment Needs – Kimberly
item Adaptation Strategies for Livestock Grazing in a Changing Climate
item Assessing and Enabling Agroecosystem Sustainability of Southeastern U.S. Subtropical Humid Grassland and Shrub Landscapes
item Assessing Multiple Benefits of Silcate Rock Dust Applications in Paddy Rice Under AWD Irrigation
item Baseline Methane Data and Mitigation Measures: Field and Modeling Approaches
item Climate Informed Reforestation Guidance, Resources, Workshops and Extension
item Climate-adaptive Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Establishment of Diverse CRP Plantings in Drylands
item Climate-informed decisions for natural and working lands
item Co-developing Precision Management Strategies with Ranchers in High Plains Rangelands
item Co-Developing Precision Rangeland Management Approaches in the Context of Variable Precipitation and Disturbance
item Collaborative, Adaptive, and Precision Management Strategies to Improve Multiple Ecosystem Services in Shortgrass Rangeland Systems
item Colorado South Platte River Basin CEAP - Establishment of Monitoring and Modeling Foundation
item Conservation Practices for Attaining Integrated Environment-Smart Cropping in Irrigated Row Crops
item Crop and Soil Modeling Based Decision Support for On-farm Sustainable Crop Production Systems
item Croplands Emissions - Midwest Area - Columbia, MO
item Data Solutions for Climate Smart and Resilient Agriculture
item Develop an Evapotranspiration-based Decision Support System for Climate-Resilient Sustainable Water Management Strategies for Mississippi Farms
item Developing a Global Ecosystem of IoT and Sensor Technology and Research to Augment the Partnerships for Data Innovations Tools
item Developing a Standardized and Integrated Living Agricultural Research Data System of Systems
item Developing a Standardized Semi-automated QA/QC Software System and Low-cost Sensor and Datalogging Technologies for a USDA-ARS Cloud Platform
item Developing Ecophysiological Components for Post-Fire Hydrologic Models
item Developing Precision Management Strategies to Enhance Productivity, Biodiversity, and Climate Resilience in Rangeland Social-ecological Systems
item Development of Best Management Practices and Technologies to Optimize Water Use in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Development of Best Management Practices, Tools, and Technologies to Optimize Water Use Efficiency and Improve Water Distribution in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Enteric Methane Monitoring - Midwest Area Madison WI
item Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Drill Seeded Rice with Soil Amendments using DNDC Model
item Farm-level Conservation Strategies to Reduce Carbon Footprint and Improve Productivity in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) - (Jonesboro)
item FY23 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Colorado South Platte River Establishment
item Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of Agrohydrological Variability in the Water-limited Great Plains
item Graphical User Interface for Multi-Group Particle Swarm Optimization
item Helping to Conserve and Wisely use the Land, Water, Wildlife, and Related Natural Resources in the State of Arkansas
item Improved Establishment Techniques for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Pollinator Mixtures in Semi-Arid Regions of the Western U.S.
item Improving Dryland Agricultural Crops, Practices, and Data Utilization
item Improving Modeling of the Agroecosystem in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from tall tower installation in rice-Jonesboro-DWMRU
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-DWMRU
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-Univ. of California/Davis
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-University of Arkansas
item Improving Resiliency of Semi-Arid Agroecosystems and Watersheds to Change and Disturbance through Data-Driven Research, AI, and Integrated Models
item Improving Specialty Crop Resilience to Climate Change and Pests in the Midwest
item Improving Understanding of Soil Processes for Making More Informed Agricultural Management Decisions that Increase Agricultural Sustainability in the Central U.S.
item Improving Water Use Efficiency and Grain Yield of Furrow-Irrigated Rice
item Indicator Based Approach to Estimate Impact of Land-Use/Land Cover Change on Water Footprint Using Artificial Intelligent (AI) Methods
item Interagency Cooperation to Support IRA GHG Quantification, Section 21002(a)(2) - Action Area #3, Data Management, Infrastructure, and Capacity
item Iowa State University Extension Climate Program
item Life After the Flood: Disrupting Rice Farming by Integrating Automated, LoT-Irrigation Technologies into a Low-Water-Use Production System
item Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network: Kellogg Biological Station LTAR Site
item Low-Cost Infrared Thermometer for Agricultural Applications
item Mapping of Soil Moisture with Mobile Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensors
item Metrics, Management, and Monitoring: An Investigation in Rangeland and Pasture Soil Health and Their Drivers - Fort Collins
item Modeling and Databases to Improve Water Management in Agricultural Systems
item National GHG Measurement, Monitoring and Data Innovations for Environmental and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
item National Measurement and Monitoring Innovations for Environmental and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
item On-Farm Application of Crop and Soil Models in the Grower's Fields for Crop Management and Input Optimization
item On-farm Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Quantification to Support Modeling of Open Water Emissions in Eastern Arkansas
item Optimizing Irrigation Water Use in the Arkansas Delta
item Optimizing the Management of Irrigated Cropping Systems in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Preserving Water Quantity and Quality for Agriculture in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Purdue University - Midwest Regional Climate Center, Agricultural Climatology Data and Tools
item Quantifying Agronomic and Sustainability Benefits of Silicate Rock Dust Applications to Drill-Seeded Rice
item Quantifying How Spatial and Temporal Effects of Invasive Plants on Fuel Structure and Fuel Moisture Influence Fire Regimes
item Rangeland Modeling: Spatial and Temporal Variability of Livestock Grazer and Ecosystem Interactions
item Regenerative Conservation Practices Education
item Resilience of Integrated Weed Management Systems in Midwest Crop Production Systems
item Resilience of Integrated Weed Management Systems in Midwest Crop Production Systems
item Soil Water Holding Capacity in Long-Term Compost Study
item Sustainable and Resilient Crop Production Systems Based on the Quantification and Modeling of Genetic, Environment, and Management Factors
item Systems and Data Solutions for Digital Agriculture Applications
item Tall Tower Monitoring - Midwest Area Urbana, IL
item Techniques for Enhancing Pollinator CRP Plantings in Arid and Semi-arid Regions: Curtis Ranch agreement
item Techniques for Enhancing Pollinator CRP Plantings in Arid and Semi-arid Regions: John Wright Agreement
item The Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship (CAMF): Peer-to-Peer Learning for Farmers and Agricultural Advisors
item The USDA ARS Climate Hubs – Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices – Ames, Iowa
item The USDA Climate Hubs – Supporting Natural and Working Lands Resilience by Co-Developing and Communicating Research-Informed Agro-Climate Practices
item University of Minnesota Extension Climate for Tribal and Under - Resourced Farmers
item Using Landscape Features, Plot Measurements, and Remote Sensing Data to Improve Predictions of Fuels Treatment Longevity in the Colorado Front Range
item Using Landscape Features, Plot Measurements, and Remote Sensing Data to Improve Predictions of Fuels Treatment Longevity in the Colorado Front Range
item Water Quality at the Edge of Field and In-Stream in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item WEPS Workplan 2024 With NRCS