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Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Apricot
Aquatic plants
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Bees, honey, and other pollinators, general
Berries and cane fruits, other
Biological Cell Systems
Blueberry
Broadleaf forests of the South
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Conifer forests of the North
Conifer forests of the South
Conifer forests of the West
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cut flowers, foliage, and greens
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Date
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Duck and goose, live animal
Durum wheat
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggplant
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Filbert
Finfish
Fish habitats
Flax
Florist crops, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Forage legumes, other
Freshwater shrimp
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Guayule
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Kenaf
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Lesquerella
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Mint
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Mixed conifer-broadleaf forests
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Nonfarm structures and related facilities, including those used in
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other dairy cattle products
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Paper and pulp derived products
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
Peas (fresh, fresh-processed)
Pecan
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Pineapple
Pinyon-juniper
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Research on research management (not research management per se)
Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Rice
River basins
Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other
Rye
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep and wool, general/other
Sheep, live animal
Shellfish
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Solar radiation
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Striped bass
Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum)
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Taro
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tilapia
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Walnut
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
Wildlife habitats
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wood and wood products
Wool fiber
The farm as an enterprise
item A Systematic Research Approach to Responsive Agriculture for the Advancement of Health
item A Systems Approach to Responsive Agriculture
item Accelerating IoT and Big Data Analytics to Drive Climate Smart and Precision Agriculture Systems
item Accelerating IoT and Big Data Analytics to Drive Climate Smart and Precision Agriculture Systems
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Plains Area Cropland Emissions (Mandan)
item Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment for the Northeast
item Assessing Environmental, Economic, Health, and Social Effects of Northeastern Food Systems
item Assessment and Monitoring Tools for Adaptive Management of Large Ranch Landscapes
item Climate Change Adaptation Technical Assistance & Outreach in the Southwest
item Climate Change Mitigation Outreach and Education: California Climate Hub
item Climate Informed Reforestation Guidance, Resources, Workshops and Extension
item Collaboration on Tools to Manage Ecosystem Transitions for Agricultural Sustainability in the Americas
item Collaborative Animal Research between New Mexico State University (NMSU and ARS)
item Collaborative Food Production Systems Research
item Collaborative Food Production Systems Research
item Collaborative Research in Atmospheric Characterization, Modeling and Sensing
item Connecting Social And Environmental Characteristics To Soil Health On New England Farms
item Continuing Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring, and Research
item Data Partnership with PhenoCam Network to Process, Serve, and Archive LTAR Digital Camera Imagery and Derived Data Products
item Developing Remote Sensing and Image Processing Tools for North Dakota Agricultural and Rangeland Applications
item Development of an All-lands Wind Erosion Model
item Development of an All-lands Wind Erosion Model
item Development of Data and Tools to Support Precision Dryland Farming
item Economic and Environmental Analysis of Expanding New York and New England Beef Cattle Production
item Enhancements to the Database for Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment
item Environmental Monitoring to Support Eco-Geomorphic Modeling and Atmospheric Prediction
item Experimental Evaluation of Drought and Grazing Duration on Grassland Productivity
item Great Plains Indigenous Seeds and Plants Research
item Great Plains Indigenous Seeds and Plants Research with United Tribes Technical College
item Improvement and Maintenance of a Knowledge of a Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS)
item Improving Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability of Animal-based Food Systems in the Northeast States in a Manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
item Improving Food Systems in the New England States to Enhance Small Farm Sustainability, Value-Added Processing, and Public Nutrition and Health
item Improving Soil Quality and Productivity of Eroded Crop Land Using Animal Beef Manure
item Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in Plant-Based Food Systems of the New England States
item Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in the Local Food Systems of the New England States
item Integrating Community Nutrition with Improved Pregnancy Outcomes
item Knowledge Systems and Tools to Increase the Resilience and Sustainablity of Western Rangeland Agriculture
item Land Health Assessment and Visualization Tools
item Land Management and Monitoring Apps Development
item LANDSCAPE MONITORING
item Long-Term Agroecosystems Research (LTAR) Human Dimensions Data Collection and Assessment
item Long-term Oil Seed Production Influence Soil Quality and Carbon Content in Dryland Cropping System
item Long-term Tillage Influence Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Soil Quality in Dryland Cropping System
item Long-term Tillage Influence Soil Quality and Carbon Cycling in Dryland Cropping System
item LTER: Long-Term Research at the Jornada Basin
item Modeling Fresh Produce Supply Chain Systems in the Northeast US
item Monitoring Tools and Research in Support of Adaptive Management
item MOU between USDA/ARS, USDA/NIFA, and Dairy Management Inc.
item Natural Carbon Sinks in Grass and Cropland
item Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory and Area IV Soil Conservation Districts Research Farm Agreement
item Optimizing and Enhancing Sustainable and Profitable Dryland Wheat Production in the Face of Climate and Economic Challenges
item Precision Nitrogen Mapping Proof of Concept
item Program Development to Address Responsive Agriculture for the Advancement of Health
item Rangeland Analysis Platform Support and Development
item Rangeland Monitoring and Data Analyses Using the AIM Strategy
item Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains
item Recycling Nutrients for Robust Agricultural Supply Chains
item Rural Diet Diversity in New England
item Science and Technologies for the Sustainable Management of Rangeland Systems
item Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resource Programs in NM
item Scientific Support and Partnership for BLM Renewable Resources Programs in New Mexico
item Seed Multiplication to Support Indigenous Seed Sovereignty
item Strategies for Sustaining Multi-functional Rangelands
item Streamlining the Use of Monitoring Data in Multiple Resource Decision Making
item Sustaining Productivity and Ecosystem Services of Agricultural and Horticultural Systems in the Southeastern United States
item Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring and Research
item The 4 Directions Projections
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 Transdisciplinary Research that Improves the Productivity and Sustainability of Northern Great Plains Agroecosystems and the Well-Being of the Communities They Serve
item U.S. Department of State Temporary Detail for Jeffrey Herrick
item Using Quantitative Approaches to Developing Ecological Sites
item Wind Erosion Tools and the Landscape Data Commons